Nonstop flight route between Boise, Idaho, United States and Tiksi, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boise Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, United States and Tiksi Airport (IKS), Tiksi, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,872 miles (or 6,232 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 Boise Airport and Tiksi 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 Boise Airport and Tiksi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boise Airport (BOI):

• Boise Airport (BOI) has 3 runways.
• In 1926 the first municipal airport in Boise named Booth Field was built on a gravel bed where the Boise State University campus now stands.
• The furthest airport from Boise Airport (BOI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,843 miles (17,451 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Gowen Field Air National Guard Base primarily refers to the military facilities on the south side of the runways, which includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and reserve units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
• Law enforcement at the airport is handled by the Boise Police Department.
• The closest airport to Boise Airport (BOI) is Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of BOI.
• The Boise Airport was a hub for Horizon Air from the late 1980s to the early 2000s with over 50 flights to 15 destinations at its peak, but was scaled down post 9/11.
• In addition to being known as "Boise Airport", other names for BOI include "Boise Air Terminal" and "Gowen Field".
• In addition to being a commercial and general aviation airport, Boise also sees use by the Idaho Air National Guard on the Gowen Field Air National Guard Base portion of the airport.
• The Boise Airport Passenger Terminal designed by CSHQA is a three-story, steel-framed 378,000-square-foot state-of-the-art aviation facility.

Facts about Tiksi Airport (IKS):

• The closest airport to Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG), which is located 192 miles (309 kilometers) SE of IKS.
• The furthest airport from Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,748 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Tiksi Airport (IKS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tiksi Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tiksi 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.