Nonstop flight route between Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia and Sacramento, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Izhevsk Airport (IJK), Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia and Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,830 miles (or 9,383 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 Sacramento 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 Izhevsk Airport and Sacramento 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 Izhevsk Airport (IJK):

• Izhevsk Airport (IJK) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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".
• The closest airport to Izhevsk Airport (IJK) is Neftekamsk Airport (NEF), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SE of IJK.
• 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.

Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):

• Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
• Air Canada flew to this airport in 2007–2008 to Vancouver, but ended the route in 2008.
• In 2006 Sacramento International Airport was one of the first airports in the nation to offer free wireless Internet service.
• Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• US Airways previously flew to Las Vegas, but ended service after closing its Las Vegas hub.
• The airport was a focus city for ExpressJet Airlines which independently operated Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets on point-to-point, "hub bypass" routes.
• The consolidated rental car terminal, the first of its kind in the nation, gave all rental car customers a single point of access that could be reached on a single shuttle.
• Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento 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.
• The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.