Nonstop flight route between Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS), Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,844 miles (or 9,406 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 Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport and Sovetsky Tyumenskaya, 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 Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport and Sovetsky Tyumenskaya. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW):

• Meacham was Fort Worth's airline airport until April 1953 when major carriers moved to Amon Carter Field.
• Meacham Airport was purchased by the city of Fort Worth on July 3, 1925, named Fort Worth Municipal Airport.
• Because of Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport's relatively low elevation of 710 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Meacham Int'l 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 Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,944 miles (17,613 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) is Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SW of FTW.
• In 2001 Continental Airlines announced plans for Continental Express flights between Meacham and Houston Intercontinental Airport but this was dropped after September 11, 2001, attacks.
• Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) has 3 runways.

Facts about Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS):

• The furthest airport from Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 10,678 miles (17,185 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• The closest airport to Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) is Nyagan Airport (NYA), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) NE of OVS.
• Because of Sovetsky Tyumenskaya's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Sovetsky Tyumenskaya 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 "Sovetsky Tyumenskaya", other names for OVS include "tower" and "terminal".
• Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) currently has only 1 runway.