Nonstop flight route between Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°5'24"N by 47°20'49"E)
Distance from AIN to CSY:
3,577.66 miles (5,757.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States and Cheboksary Airport (CSY), Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,578 miles (or 5,758 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 Wainwright Airport and Cheboksary 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 Wainwright Airport and Cheboksary Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CSY / UWKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°5'24"N by 47°20'49"E |
| Area Served: | Cheboksary |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 560 feet (171 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CSY |
| More Information: | CSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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 LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
Facts about Cheboksary Airport (CSY):
- The closest airport to Cheboksary Airport (CSY) is Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNE of CSY.
- The furthest airport from Cheboksary Airport (CSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,357 miles (16,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Cheboksary Airport", other names for CSY include "Шупашкар Аэропорчĕ" and "Аэропорт Чебоксары".
- Cheboksary Airport (CSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cheboksary Airport's relatively low elevation of 560 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheboksary 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.37 miles (76.24 km) NNE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 2 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) ESE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 3 | 130.01 miles (209.23 km) SSE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 130.25 miles (209.61 km) SSE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 137.32 miles (221.00 km) W | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 6 | 159.78 miles (257.14 km) SSW | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 7 | 182.69 miles (294.02 km) NNE | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 187.78 miles (302.20 km) E | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 9 | 210.89 miles (339.39 km) SSE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 10 | 225.56 miles (363.00 km) SSW | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 11 | 236.38 miles (380.41 km) ESE | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 12 | 238.72 miles (384.18 km) ENE | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 251.37 miles (404.54 km) WNW | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 14 | 263.62 miles (424.25 km) ESE | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 15 | 265.88 miles (427.90 km) WNW | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,356.53 miles (16,667.17 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,153.51 miles (16,340.44 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,130.23 miles (16,302.98 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,047.87 miles (16,170.44 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,034.63 miles (16,149.14 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,007.44 miles (16,105.38 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 9,990.01 miles (16,077.32 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 9,978.89 miles (16,059.43 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 9,977.57 miles (16,057.31 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 9,951.93 miles (16,016.03 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 11 | 9,937.64 miles (15,993.04 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 12 | 9,934.31 miles (15,987.69 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,928.74 miles (15,978.72 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 9,927.33 miles (15,976.46 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,923.67 miles (15,970.56 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |