Nonstop flight route between Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia and Deming, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia and Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), Deming, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,821 miles (or 10,978 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield, 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield. 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):

• Sochi International Airport is an airport located in Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
• Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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 original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during World War II.
• The airport authority plans to extend the runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the Mzymta River at a width of 300 m.
• Passenger traffic went from 902,000 embarkations in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990.
• On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles.
• The capacity of the airport complex is 750 passengers per hour/ 2500 passengers per day.
• 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN):

• Activated 15 November 1942.
• Because of Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,314 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) is Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) S of DMN.
• The furthest airport from Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,412 miles (18,365 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) has 2 runways.
• The airport covers 2,870 acres at an elevation of 4,314 feet.