Nonstop flight route between Chişinău, Moldova and Bethel, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova and Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,971 miles (or 8,000 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 Chișinău International Airport and Bethel Seaplane Base, 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 Chișinău International Airport and Bethel Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):

• Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău International 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.
• From the airport, it typically takes taxis 10–15 minutes to reach the iconic city wall of Chișinău.
• Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
• Chișinău International Airport is a member of Airports Council International.
• The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
• Chișinău International Airport serves as headquarters for Air Moldova, the country's national airline, and Moldavian Airlines.
• Chișinău International Airport is Moldova's main international airport, located 13 km southeast of the centre of Chișinău, the capital city.
• There are plans to enlarge the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
• The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
• The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.

Facts about Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT):

• The closest airport to Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) is Bethel Airport (BET), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) W of JBT.
• Because of Bethel Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel Seaplane Base 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 furthest airport from Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bethel Seaplane Base", another name for JBT is "Z59".