Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Vorkuta, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Vorkuta Airport (VKT), Vorkuta, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,909 miles (or 7,900 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Vorkuta 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Vorkuta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):

• In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
• Detachments of the 30th Cavalry formed the first garrison, under the command of Colonel John D.
• The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In March 1949, HQ ATC was directed to re-program, as a part of an overall restructuring to a 48-group Air Force.
• The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
• During World War II, Fort Warren was the training center for up to 20,000 of the Quartermaster Corps.
• The Warren III site, designed for nine SM-65E Atlas missiles would be scattered over a 60-square-mile area at single "coffin" launch sites.

Facts about Vorkuta Airport (VKT):

• The closest airport to Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is Salekhard Airport (SLY), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SE of VKT.
• Because of Vorkuta Airport's relatively low elevation of 604 feet, planes can take off or land at Vorkuta 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 Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,786 miles (17,359 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Vorkuta Airport (VKT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Vorkuta Airport", another name for VKT is "Аэропорт Воркута".