Nonstop flight route between Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Kiev, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,694 miles (or 5,945 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 Deer Lake Regional Airport and Boryspil International 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 Deer Lake Regional Airport and Boryspil International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF):

• Because of Deer Lake Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Deer Lake Regional 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.
• Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,421 miles (18,381 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) is Stephenville Airport (YJT), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) SW of YDF.

Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):

• There are plans to expand the airport further by building several new terminals.
• In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
• Boryspil International Airport handles most of Ukraine's international traffic.
• Toward the final decades of the Cold War, the Soviet Air Force maintained a presence at Boryspil Airport with 1 VTAP flying Ilyushin Il-76 cargo jets.
• Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
• Terminal D is main international departures and arrivals facility.
• A new runway will be constructed from 2012 to 2014.
• The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
• On 22 June 1959, the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR ordered the establishment of regular civil air traffic to the then military airfield near Boryspil.
• Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil 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.
• Boryspil airport is equipped with two runways, with the terminals occupying a centre-field location.
• Boryspil International Airport has four operational terminals, one of which is a VIP terminal.