Nonstop flight route between Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK), Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,051 miles (or 8,130 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 Dnipropetrovsk International Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Dnipropetrovsk International Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK):

• In addition to being known as "Dnipropetrovsk International Airport", another name for DNK is "Міжнародний аеропорт «Дніпропетровськ»".
• Being a part of the Soviet Union, in 1990, the highest level of airport`s passenger traffic was registered.
• Because of Dnipropetrovsk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 481 feet, planes can take off or land at Dnipropetrovsk International 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 Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) is Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of DNK.
• Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,904 miles (17,548 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• On April 1, 1952, Dover was transferred to the Military Air Transport Service and became home to 1607th Air Transport Wing.
• Once the airport came under military control an immediate construction program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.
• Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the 436 AW and 512 AW became major participants in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing of the Air Mobility Command, known as the "Eagle Wing", and the AMC-gained 512th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, referred to as the "Liberty Wing".
• Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941.
• Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.