Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Kharkiv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E)
Distance from IWS to HRK:
6,190.61 miles (9,962.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas, United States and Kharkiv International Airport (HRK), Kharkiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,191 miles (or 9,963 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWS / KIWS |
| Airport Name: | West Houston Airport |
| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W |
| Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | West Houston Airport Corp. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWS |
| More Information: | IWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRK / UKHH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E |
| Area Served: | Kharkiv |
| Operator/Owner: | "New Systems AM" LLC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRK |
| More Information: | HRK Maps & Info |
Facts about West Houston Airport (IWS):
- On January 3, 2012, a pilot flying a 1985 Cessna 172P with a 180 HP engine from West Houston Airport to Lone Star Executive Airport reported losing power to her aircraft.
- West Houston Airport (IWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to West Houston Airport (IWS) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of IWS.
- West Houston Airport owned and operated by Gary Gandy covers an area of 200 acres at an elevation of 111 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from West Houston Airport (IWS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,979 miles (17,668 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center in Houston is the airport's designated ARTCC.
- Because of West Houston Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at West Houston 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 Kharkiv International Airport (HRK):
- Kharkiv International Airport, is an airport located in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- In addition to being known as "Kharkiv International Airport", another name for HRK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Харків"".
- The closest airport to Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of HRK.
- Because of Kharkiv International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Kharkiv 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 furthest airport from Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,847 miles (17,457 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Since 2013 the airport operates a category II instrument landing system.
- Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.83 miles (14.21 km) SE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.58 miles (21.86 km) S | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) NNE | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) ENE | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) ESE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 34.10 miles (54.88 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 40.00 miles (64.38 km) NNE | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 43.21 miles (69.54 km) E | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 48.56 miles (78.15 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) SSE | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 59.50 miles (95.76 km) S | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 64.36 miles (103.58 km) N | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 67.36 miles (108.40 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) NNW | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,978.58 miles (17,668.27 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,952.82 miles (17,626.82 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.72 miles (17,145.45 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,634.50 miles (17,114.52 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,622.80 miles (17,095.70 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,615.95 miles (17,084.67 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,610.33 miles (17,075.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,609.04 miles (17,073.55 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,604.64 miles (17,066.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,598.75 miles (17,056.99 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,586.79 miles (17,037.74 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,582.60 miles (17,030.99 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.23 miles (17,006.26 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,561.50 miles (16,997.04 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,558.05 miles (16,991.49 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.39 miles (82.70 km) NNE | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 2 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) W | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 120.91 miles (194.59 km) SSW | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 126.23 miles (203.15 km) N | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 5 | 137.62 miles (221.48 km) WSW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 143.41 miles (230.79 km) SSE | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 148.90 miles (239.63 km) SSW | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 173.89 miles (279.85 km) SE | Luhansk International Airport (VSG) | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | |
| 9 | 182.98 miles (294.48 km) NE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 10 | 190.88 miles (307.19 km) SW | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 11 | 204.17 miles (328.58 km) SSE | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 208.36 miles (335.32 km) N | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 13 | 215.95 miles (347.54 km) S | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 237.72 miles (382.58 km) NE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) W | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,847.32 miles (17,457.02 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,521.76 miles (16,933.08 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,492.23 miles (16,885.57 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,415.78 miles (16,762.53 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,402.86 miles (16,741.74 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,399.73 miles (16,736.70 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,398.44 miles (16,734.62 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,375.54 miles (16,697.77 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,375.02 miles (16,696.94 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,368.55 miles (16,686.52 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,360.15 miles (16,673.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,351.70 miles (16,659.40 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 10,347.85 miles (16,653.21 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,340.72 miles (16,641.73 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,338.98 miles (16,638.93 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |