Nonstop flight route between Glasgow, Kentucky, United States and Mirgorod, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), Glasgow, Kentucky, United States and Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,392 miles (or 8,678 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 Glasgow Municipal Airport and Myrhorod 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 Glasgow Municipal Airport and Myrhorod Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLW / KGLW |
Airport Name: | Glasgow Municipal Airport |
Location: | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°1'54"N by 85°57'14"W |
Area Served: | Glasgow, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Glasgow Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLW |
More Information: | GLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXR / |
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Location: | Mirgorod, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E |
Area Served: | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
Airport Type: | Public/military (Soviet Air Forces, now Ukrainian |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXR |
More Information: | MXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW):
- Because of Glasgow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow Municipal 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.
- Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,236 miles (18,082 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) is Paducah KY (BWG), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) W of GLW.
Facts about Myrhorod Airport (MXR):
- Aircraft would land at the field from either Great Britain or Southern Italy after attacking Axis targets in Eastern Europe.
- The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
- Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Myrhorod was designated as USAAF Station 561 for security purposes and was referred to as Station 561 in all messages and written correspondence.
- In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".
- The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.