Nonstop flight route between Kiev, Ukraine and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), Kiev, Ukraine and Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,193 miles (or 8,357 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 Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) and Lethbridge 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 Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) and Lethbridge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV):

• In addition to being known as "Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)", other names for IEV include "Міжнародний аеропорт "Київ" (Жуляни)" and "IEV[1]".
• Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,101 miles (17,865 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In the first half of 2013, the airport's passenger traffic rose 2.7 times since the beginning of the year, including 4.2-fold growth of the domestic traffic.
• In 2003, the Ukraine State Aviation Museum was created in one of the industrial estates neighboring the airport.
• Because of Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany)'s relatively low elevation of 587 feet, planes can take off or land at Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) 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 closest airport to Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) is Boryspil International Airport (KBP), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of IEV.
• Aside from facilitating regular passenger flights, Kyiv International Airport is also the main business aviation airport in Ukraine, and one of the busiest business aviation hubs in Europe.

Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):

• The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
• On 7 February 2009, a general aviation Cessna 150 crash-landed in a field at the airport.
• Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
• At the outbreak of World War II, Kenyon Field became a training facility under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
• Aircraft services are available through Airwest Flight Support and Southern Aero Aviation/Lethbridge Esso.