Nonstop flight route between Simferopol, Ukraine and Pilot Point, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Simferopol International Airport (SIP), Simferopol, Ukraine and Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,324 miles (or 8,568 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 Simferopol International Airport and Ugashik Bay 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 Simferopol International Airport and Ugashik Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Simferopol International Airport (SIP):

• The furthest airport from Simferopol International Airport (SIP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,942 miles (17,609 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In the summer of 1989, the airport was designated as a "western alternate airport" for landing the Buran spacecraft.
• The International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO didn`t recognize the airport`s take-over by Russian military forces.
• Because of Simferopol International Airport's relatively low elevation of 639 feet, planes can take off or land at Simferopol 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.
• In addition to being known as "Simferopol International Airport", other names for SIP include "Міжнародний аеропорт "Сімферополь"", "Международный аэропорт "Симферополь"" and "URFF".
• The closest airport to Simferopol International Airport (SIP) is Kerch Airport (KHC), which is located 120 miles (193 kilometers) ENE of SIP.
• Simferopol International Airport (SIP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Following the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine the airport was seized on 28 February 2014 by Russian forces.

Facts about Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB):

• Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) currently has only 1 runway.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 180 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 207 enplanements in 2009, and 187 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of UGB.
• Because of Ugashik Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik Bay 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 furthest airport from Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,819 miles (17,411 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.