Nonstop flight route between Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK), Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,215 miles (or 10,002 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 Avenger Field, 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 Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNK / UKDD |
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| Location: | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'25"N by 35°6'2"E |
| Area Served: | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| Operator/Owner: | Dniproavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 481 feet (147 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DNK |
| More Information: | DNK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
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| Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
| More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Facts about Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK):
- 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 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.
- Being a part of the Soviet Union, in 1990, the highest level of airport`s passenger traffic was registered.
- The closest airport to Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) is Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of DNK.
- In addition to being known as "Dnipropetrovsk International Airport", another name for DNK is "Міжнародний аеропорт «Дніпропетровськ»".
- Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
- At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- The WASPs were employed under the Civil Service program.
- Today, most of the cold war air force station has been redeveloped and new buildings have taken their place.
