Nonstop flight route between Decatur, Alabama, United States and Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°26'23"N by 53°23'17"E)
Distance from DCU to OKT:
5,844.42 miles (9,405.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States and Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT), Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,844 miles (or 9,406 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKT / UWUK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°26'23"N by 53°23'17"E |
| Area Served: | Oktyabrsky, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 377 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKT |
| More Information: | OKT Maps & Info |
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- Opened in October 1941 with 4,600 by 4,600 feet square all-direction turf runway.
- Situated next to Calhoun Community College, the airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and most of the Decatur Metropolitan Area.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
- The furthest airport from Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Decatur and south of Athens, in Limestone County, Alabama, United States.
- Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer.
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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.
Facts about Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT):
- The furthest airport from Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,361 miles (16,675 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Oktyabrsky Airport", other names for OKT include "Аэропорт Октябрьский" and "Oktyabrsky Airport".
- Because of Oktyabrsky Airport's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Oktyabrsky 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 closest airport to Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) is Bugulma Airport (UUA), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of OKT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.27 miles (43.89 km) WNW | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 2 | 93.01 miles (149.68 km) NNW | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 3 | 100.34 miles (161.48 km) E | Ufa International Airport (UFA) | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 4 | 121.41 miles (195.39 km) NNE | Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) | Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 5 | 146.51 miles (235.78 km) WSW | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 6 | 165.38 miles (266.16 km) N | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 181.49 miles (292.08 km) WNW | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 8 | 184.33 miles (296.65 km) W | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 201.81 miles (324.78 km) SSE | Tsentralny Airport (REN) | Orenburg, Russia | |
| 10 | 207.42 miles (333.82 km) W | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 230.05 miles (370.22 km) ESE | Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 239.96 miles (386.17 km) SSW | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 13 | 260.49 miles (419.22 km) NNE | Perm International Airport (PEE) | Perm, Russia | |
| 14 | 263.62 miles (424.25 km) WNW | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 15 | 265.46 miles (427.22 km) NW | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,361.44 miles (16,675.08 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,238.45 miles (16,477.14 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,228.34 miles (16,460.88 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,215.35 miles (16,439.97 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,186.72 miles (16,393.89 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,175.41 miles (16,375.69 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,173.64 miles (16,372.85 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,123.13 miles (16,291.56 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,121.50 miles (16,288.93 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,113.93 miles (16,276.76 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,089.09 miles (16,236.77 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,049.70 miles (16,173.39 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,044.04 miles (16,164.28 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 14 | 10,028.51 miles (16,139.29 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,027.62 miles (16,137.85 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |