Nonstop flight route between Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Yaroslavl, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between First Flight Airport (FFA), Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States and Tunoshna (IAR), Yaroslavl, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,982 miles (or 8,018 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 First Flight Airport and Tunoshna, 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 First Flight Airport and Tunoshna. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about First Flight Airport (FFA):

• The furthest airport from First Flight Airport (FFA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of First Flight Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at First Flight 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.
• On December 17, 1903 the first successful powered heavier-than-air aircraft flight occurred here, conducted by the Wright brothers.
• The closest airport to First Flight Airport (FFA) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of FFA.
• First Flight Airport (FFA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport itself is famous for being the site of hundreds of pre-flight gliding experiments carried out by the Wright brothers.

Facts about Tunoshna (IAR):

• During the Cold War it was a key interceptor aircraft base.
• In addition to being known as "Tunoshna", another name for IAR is "Аэропорт Туношна".
• Because of Tunoshna's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunoshna 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.
• Tunoshna (IAR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tunoshna (IAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,606 miles (17,069 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Tunoshna (IAR) is Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ENE of IAR.