Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Mykolaiv, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), Mykolaiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,953 miles (or 7,971 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):

• Construction on Elmendorf Field began on 8 June 1940, as a major and permanent military airfield near Anchorage.
• The strategic importance of Elmendorf AFB was graphically realized during the spring of 1980 when the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed eight of its F-4Es to Korea to participate in exercise Team Spirit.
• The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
• The first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
• The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
• On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.

Facts about International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV):

• The furthest airport from International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,051 miles (17,784 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In January 2009, the Mykolaiv Oblast State Administration reorganized the cooperative enterprise Mykolaiv International Airport into an open stock society.
• In order to have the possibility of receiving and serving airplanes like the Тu -154, Il-76, Аn-22, and Il-62, in 1989 the boarding gate at Nikolaev Airport was upgraded.
• International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) has 2 runways.
• Because of International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev 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.
• In addition to being known as "International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)", other names for NLV include "Міжнародний аэропорт «Миколаїв»Международный аэропорт «Николаев»" and "Mizhnаrodnyi аеroport Mykolaiv".
• The closest airport to International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Kherson International Airport (KHE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SE of NLV.
• In 1960 Nikolaev Airport was made into a passenger airport.
• In October 2010, the Mykolaiv Oblast Council canceled its decision to privatize the cooperative enterprise, Mykolaiv International Airport and to reorganize the airport into a public stock society.