Nonstop flight route between Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Raduzhny Airport (RAT), Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,313 miles (or 8,550 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Raduzhny 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Raduzhny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• In 1984 Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole appointed a commission to study transferring National and Dulles Airports from the Federal Aviation Administration to a local entity, which could use airport revenues to finance improvements.
• On March 23, 2011, the air traffic control supervisor on duty reportedly fell asleep during the night shift.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2013, Reagan National Airport handled 20,415,085 passengers, which was a new record.
• Reagan National only has United States immigration and customs facilities for corporate jet traffic.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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.
• After the attacks, the airport was closed for several weeks, and security was tightened when it reopened.

Facts about Raduzhny Airport (RAT):

• In addition to being known as "Raduzhny Airport", another name for RAT is "Аэропорт Радужный".
• Raduzhny Airport (RAT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Raduzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Raduzhny 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 furthest airport from Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• The closest airport to Raduzhny Airport (RAT) is Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), which is located 88 miles (142 kilometers) SSW of RAT.