Nonstop flight route between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Ternopil, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR), Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States and Ternopil (TNL), Ternopil, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,612 miles (or 7,422 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Ternopil, 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 Kincheloe Air Force Base and Ternopil. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR):

• After the war, the airfield then served as a hub for private and commercial aviation.
• The furthest airport from Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In November, 1961, following two years of construction, the 4239th Strategic Wing of the Strategic Air Command arrived with B-52 bombers.
• Flying out of Kinross in 1953, pilot Felix Moncla and his plane disappeared while pursuing a UFO over the Soo Locks and Lake Superior.
• The closest airport to Kincheloe Air Force Base (INR) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of INR.
• In December 1965, the Department of Defense announced a decision to close Kincheloe AFB by October 1971.
• The importance of Kincheloe AFB to ADC was evident in 1960 with some major changes.

Facts about Ternopil (TNL):

• Ternopil (TNL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Ternopil (TNL) is Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of TNL.
• The furthest airport from Ternopil (TNL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,320 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.