Nonstop flight route between Impfondo, Republic of the Congo and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Impfondo Airport (ION), Impfondo, Republic of the Congo and Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,020 miles (or 12,907 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 Impfondo Airport and Yelizovo 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 Impfondo Airport and Yelizovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ION / FCOI |
Airport Name: | Impfondo Airport |
Location: | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°35'21"N by 18°2'42"E |
Area Served: | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ION |
More Information: | ION Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKC / UHPP |
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Location: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°10'3"N by 158°27'12"E |
Area Served: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
Operator/Owner: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PKC |
More Information: | PKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Impfondo Airport (ION):
- The closest airport to Impfondo Airport (ION) is Bétou Airport (BTB), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NNE of ION.
- The furthest airport from Impfondo Airport (ION) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Impfondo Airport (meaning Impfondo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,367 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Yelizovo Airport (PKC):
- The main military operating unit is the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".
- Yelizovo Airport is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Checjoslokija.
- Because of Yelizovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yelizovo 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.
- Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
- Airliner World ran a feature in their August 2008 issue on 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' leading with descriptions of Yelizovo.