Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Mariupol, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States and Mariupol International Airport (MPW), Mariupol, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,356 miles (or 10,230 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Mariupol International 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Mariupol International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• The airport has a total of five terminals encompassing 250 acres., with a 1.5-mile distance from Terminal A to Terminal D.
• In 2011 Continental Airlines began service to Lagos.
• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• The food court areas are in the center of each concourse, near the departure gates.
• In the late 1980s, Houston City Council considered a plan to rename the airport after Mickey Leland—an African-American congressman who died in an aviation accident in Ethiopia.
• Terminal D has 12 gates and several international lounges, including two separate British Airways Galleries Lounges, a Lufthansa Senator, a KLM Crown, an Air France, and an Executive Lounge for Singapore, Emirates, Qatar, and Lufthansa.
• Terminal C was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981.
• There are three main entrances into IAH's terminal areas.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.

Facts about Mariupol International Airport (MPW):

• In 2004, the airport transported over 11,000 passengers.
• In 1967, airport underwent new constructions with the runway and the airport terminal.
• The furthest airport from Mariupol International Airport (MPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,790 miles (17,366 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport's history began in 1930 when project Mariupol Airport started.
• Mariupol International Airport (MPW) has 3 runways.
• Because of Mariupol International Airport's relatively low elevation of 251 feet, planes can take off or land at Mariupol International 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 "Mariupol International Airport", other names for MPW include ""Міжнародний Aеропорт "Маріуполь"" and ""Международный Аэропорт "Мариуполь"".
• The renovated terminal building of Mariupol Airport is highly advanced and suits the airport of 21st century.
• The closest airport to Mariupol International Airport (MPW) is Berdyansk Airport (ERD), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) WSW of MPW.