Nonstop flight route between New York City, New York, United States and Donetsk, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York City, New York, United States and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), Donetsk, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,017 miles (or 8,075 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK):

• Because of John F. Kennedy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at John F. Kennedy 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of JFK.
• JFK was designed for aircraft up to 300,000-pound gross weight and had to be modified in the late 1960s to accommodate Boeing 747s.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport handled 50,423,765 passengers last year.
• The project was renamed Major General Alexander E.
• The furthest airport from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has 4 runways.
• Dedicated as New York International Airport in 1948, the airport was more commonly known as Idlewild Airport until 1963, when it was renamed in memory of John F.

Facts about Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK):

• On 26 May 2014, Pro-Russian rebels stormed and took control of the airport soon after the new president Petro Poroshenko won the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election.
• The closest airport to Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Mariupol International Airport (MPW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of DOK.
• The furthest airport from Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,782 miles (17,352 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport's relatively low elevation of 781 feet, planes can take off or land at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev 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.
• Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the 1990s, Donetsk Airport experienced a number of criminal incidents.
• In addition to being known as "Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport", another name for DOK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк"".