Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Texas, United States and Petropavl, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Majors Airport (GVT), Greenville, Texas, United States and Petropavl Airport (PPK), Petropavl, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,304 miles (or 10,146 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 Majors Airport and Petropavl 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 Majors Airport and Petropavl Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Majors Airport (GVT):

• Because of Majors Airport's relatively low elevation of 535 feet, planes can take off or land at Majors 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 Majors Airport (GVT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,871 miles (17,496 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to training United States Army pilots, the airfield was the training site for Escuadrón 201 of the Mexican Air Force.
• The closest airport to Majors Airport (GVT) is Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) ENE of GVT.
• The airport had airline flights for a year or two around 1951.
• In addition to being known as "Majors Airport", another name for GVT is "Majors Army Airfield".
• Majors Airport (GVT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Majors Army Airfield was assigned initially to the Gulf Coast Training Center, the airport was at one point the home to approximately 5,000 pilots, support personnel, and civilian employees.

Facts about Petropavl Airport (PPK):

• The furthest airport from Petropavl Airport (PPK) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,859 miles (17,475 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• The closest airport to Petropavl Airport (PPK) is Kokshetau Airport (KOV), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) S of PPK.
• Because of Petropavl Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Petropavl 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 "Petropavl Airport", another name for PPK is "Petropavlovsk Airport".
• Petropavl Airport (PPK) currently has only 1 runway.