Nonstop flight route between Yeniseysk, Russia and Shemya, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE), Yeniseysk, Russia and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,023 miles (or 4,866 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 Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск and Eareckson Air Station, 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 Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск and Eareckson Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EIE / UNII |
Airport Name: | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск |
Location: | Yeniseysk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°28'23"N by 92°6'47"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 253 feet (77 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EIE |
More Information: | EIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE):
- Because of Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск 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 Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) is Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA), which is located 160 miles (257 kilometers) S of EIE.
- The furthest airport from Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,677 miles (18,792 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- The news of the surrender of the Japanese was met with enthusiasm, the biggest topic was "When do we go home?".
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- By the end of 1944, several hundred American airmen had been interned by the Russians after their crippled aircraft landed on Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- There is also an NDB, TACAN and a VOR on the island.
- In 1966 the Air Defense Command 9th Air Division assumed jurisdiction of the base.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.