Nonstop flight route between Decatur, Illinois, United States and Novy Urengoy, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(39°50'3"N by 88°51'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(66°4'21"N by 76°31'18"E)
Distance from DEC to NUX:
5,077.80 miles (8,171.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Decatur Airport (DEC), Decatur, Illinois, United States and Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX), Novy Urengoy, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,078 miles (or 8,172 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 Decatur Airport and Novy Urengoy 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 Decatur Airport and Novy Urengoy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEC / KDEC |
| Airport Name: | Decatur Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°50'3"N by 88°51'56"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur Park District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 682 feet (208 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DEC |
| More Information: | DEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUX / NSMU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Novy Urengoy, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°4'21"N by 76°31'18"E |
| Area Served: | Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 210 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NUX |
| More Information: | NUX Maps & Info |
Facts about Decatur Airport (DEC):
- The closest airport to Decatur Airport (DEC) is University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) ENE of DEC.
- Decatur Airport covers 2,100 acres at an elevation of 682 feet.
- Decatur Airport (DEC) has 3 runways.
- Because of Decatur Airport's relatively low elevation of 682 feet, planes can take off or land at Decatur 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 Decatur Airport (DEC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,793 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Illinois Army National Guard has an Army Aviation Support Facility at the airport.
Facts about Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX):
- The furthest airport from Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,099 miles (17,863 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Novy Urengoy Airport", other names for NUX include "Аэропорт Новый Уренгой" and "USMU".
- The closest airport to Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Nadym Airport (NYM), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) WSW of NUX.
- Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Novy Urengoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at Novy Urengoy 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 | 34.19 miles (55.02 km) ENE | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 39.74 miles (63.96 km) SE | Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 43.11 miles (69.38 km) W | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 44.49 miles (71.60 km) N | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) ENE | Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| 6 | 72.06 miles (115.96 km) NW | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) | Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 74.24 miles (119.47 km) SSW | Greenville Airport (GRE) | Greenville, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 82.50 miles (132.78 km) S | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 87.02 miles (140.04 km) ESE | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 90.48 miles (145.61 km) ESE | Sullivan County Airport (SIV) | Sullivan, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 90.73 miles (146.02 km) SW | St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) | Alton, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 99.06 miles (159.42 km) NE | Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) | Kentland, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 99.70 miles (160.45 km) SE | Ed-Air Airport (OTN) | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 100.03 miles (160.99 km) SE | Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 100.87 miles (162.34 km) NNE | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,055.79 miles (17,792.53 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,033.16 miles (17,756.11 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,010.48 miles (17,719.61 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,009.70 miles (17,718.36 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,973.92 miles (17,660.77 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,959.31 miles (17,637.25 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,949.73 miles (17,621.83 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,939.97 miles (17,606.14 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,938.75 miles (17,604.17 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,915.31 miles (17,566.45 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,897.41 miles (17,537.64 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,873.03 miles (17,498.40 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,848.43 miles (17,458.81 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,844.55 miles (17,452.57 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,824.71 miles (17,420.65 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.71 miles (186.22 km) WSW | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 2 | 203.02 miles (326.73 km) S | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 3 | 271.51 miles (436.95 km) S | Raduzhny Airport (RAT) | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 4 | 274.83 miles (442.29 km) SSW | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 277.34 miles (446.33 km) WNW | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| 6 | 290.70 miles (467.84 km) ENE | Igarka (IAA) | Igarka, Russia | |
| 7 | 321.50 miles (517.41 km) E | Turukhansk (THX) | Turukhansk, Russia | |
| 8 | 340.30 miles (547.67 km) SSW | Surgut Airport (SGC) | Surgut, Russia | |
| 9 | 353.93 miles (569.60 km) S | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 354.42 miles (570.38 km) WNW | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) | Vorkuta, Russia | |
| 11 | 360.33 miles (579.89 km) NE | Alykel Airport (NSK) | Norilsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 362.88 miles (583.99 km) SSW | Nefteyugansk Airport (NFG) | Nefteyugansk, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 13 | 372.17 miles (598.94 km) S | Strezhevoy (SWT) | Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 416.32 miles (670.00 km) SW | Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | |
| 15 | 427.23 miles (687.55 km) SW | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,099.32 miles (17,862.58 km) W | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,037.68 miles (17,763.38 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,008.18 miles (17,715.90 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,976.83 miles (17,665.45 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,968.32 miles (17,651.75 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,895.01 miles (17,533.77 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,892.12 miles (17,529.13 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,885.93 miles (17,519.16 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,752.62 miles (17,304.62 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,720.01 miles (17,252.14 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,659.30 miles (17,154.43 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,639.98 miles (17,123.34 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,619.14 miles (17,089.80 km) SW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,612.74 miles (17,079.50 km) W | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 15 | 10,609.24 miles (17,073.88 km) SW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |