Nonstop flight route between Charleston, West Virginia, United States and Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States and Kyzyl Airport (KYZ), Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,210 miles (or 9,994 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Yeager Airport and Kyzyl Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Yeager Airport and Kyzyl Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW |
Airport Name: | Yeager Airport |
Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W |
Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRW |
More Information: | CRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYZ / UNKY |
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Location: | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'33"N by 94°24'18"E |
Area Served: | Kyzyl |
Operator/Owner: | FSUE "Tuva Airlines" |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from KYZ |
More Information: | KYZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yeager Airport (CRW):
- On August 10 1968, Piedmont Airlines Flight 230 was on an ILS localizer-only approach to runway 23 when it struck trees 360 feet from the runway threshold.
- Yeager Airport covers 767 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
- Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
- On March 3, 2011, Spirit Airlines began flights to Fort Lauderdale and on May 5, 2011, Spirit started seasonal flights between Charleston and Myrtle Beach.
- On July 28, 2010 a United Airlines Boeing 757 from Washington Dulles to San Diego was forced to divert to Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia after smoke was detected in a restroom.
- During World War II Charleston's airport, Wertz Field, closed when the airport's approaches were blocked by the federal government building a synthetic rubber plant next to the airport.
- The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On February 27, 2008 Yeager's Governing Board voted to close the secondary runway, Rwy 15/33, to allow construction of two new hangars and ramp space for four more C-130s to be based at the Air National Guard facility.
- Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
Facts about Kyzyl Airport (KYZ):
- The furthest airport from Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,878 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Kyzyl Airport", another name for KYZ is "Аэропорт Кызыл".
- The closest airport to Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) is Ulaangom Airport (ULO), which is located 155 miles (250 kilometers) SW of KYZ.