Nonstop flight route between Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia and Cleve, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia and Cleve Airport (CVC), Cleve, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,069 miles (or 12,985 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 Sochi International Airport, Russia and Cleve 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 Sochi International Airport, Russia and Cleve Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):

• On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles.
• The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
• The capacity of the airport complex is 750 passengers per hour/ 2500 passengers per day.
• Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981.
• In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
• The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
• Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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.

Facts about Cleve Airport (CVC):

• The furthest airport from Cleve Airport (CVC) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,645 miles (18,741 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Cleve Airport (CVC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Cleve Airport (CVC) is Cowell Airport (CCW), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) E of CVC.
• Because of Cleve Airport's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Cleve 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.