Nonstop flight route between Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Izhevsk Airport (IJK), Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,501 miles (or 8,853 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 Izhevsk Airport and Pope Field, 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 Izhevsk Airport and Pope Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Izhevsk Airport (IJK):

• The furthest airport from Izhevsk Airport (IJK) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Izhevsk Airport", another name for IJK is "Аэропорт Ижевск".
• Izhevsk Airport (IJK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Izhevsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 531 feet, planes can take off or land at Izhevsk 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 closest airport to Izhevsk Airport (IJK) is Neftekamsk Airport (NEF), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SE of IJK.

Facts about Pope Field (POB):

• The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
• The 464th received the Mackay Trophy for the dramatic RED DRAGON/DRAGON ROUGE and BLACK DRAGON/DRAGON NOIR hostage rescue missions in the Congo in 1964.
• The 1930s saw the first major expansion of the facilities at Pope.
• The United States Army Fort Bragg Garrison is the host organization at Pope Field.
• In August 1971, the 464th inactivated and the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing administratively moved to Pope AFB from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio.
• The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On January 1, 1992 the 317th TAW was reassigned to Air Mobility Command and the wing was redesignated the 317th Operations Group as part of the new 23d Composite Wing at Pope.
• During its time at Pope, a major period of facility expansion occurred.