Nonstop flight route between Ivanovo, Russia and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yuzhny Airport (IWA), Ivanovo, Russia and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,399 miles (or 8,688 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 Yuzhny Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Yuzhny Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yuzhny Airport (IWA):

• The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (IWA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,588 miles (17,040 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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 Yuzhny Airport (IWA) is Tunoshna (IAR), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NW of IWA.
• In addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", another name for IWA is "Аэропорт Южный".
• Yuzhny Airport (IWA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):

• In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
• In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
• Instead of training B-17 crews, Mountain Home airmen began training crews for the B-24 Liberator.
• The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
• The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition, the 726th Air Control Squadron gives an air picture to the aircraft as they train.
• Before the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing's arrival at Mountain Home, the 389th, 390th, and 391st Tactical Fighter Squadrons had returned from South Vietnam, joined the 347th, and began converting to F-111A aircraft.
• In 1959, construction of three HGM-25A Titan I missile sites began in the local area.
• In early May 1953, the major construction on the base was completed, and SAC was able to use its long runway for strategic bomber operations.