Nonstop flight route between Kiev, Ukraine and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(50°20'40"N by 30°53'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W)
Distance from KBP to HOU:
6,006.64 miles (9,666.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,007 miles (or 9,667 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 Boryspil International Airport and William P. Hobby 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 Boryspil International Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBP / UKBB |
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| Location: | Kiev, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°20'40"N by 30°53'35"E |
| Area Served: | Kyiv/Kiev, Ukraine |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 427 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBP |
| More Information: | KBP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
| More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):
- New hotels will also open near Boryspil Airport.
- Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil 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.
- There are plans to expand the airport further by building several new terminals.
- In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
- In 1993, the Ministry of Transportation of the newly independent Ukraine reorganized the airport into the Boryspil State International Airport and created a local subdivision of Air Ukraine to serve it.
- The Ukrainian Border Guard and State Customs Service maintain control points for arriving and departing passengers.
- In the long term there are plans to build a third crosswind runway.
- Boryspil International Airport has four operational terminals, one of which is a VIP terminal.
- Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
- It is one of Eastern Europe's largest airports with over 6 million passengers travelling in 2008.
- The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
- The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- The city of Houston opened and dedicated a new air terminal and hangar in 1940.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
- Southwest Airlines operated more than 80 percent of the total enplanements at Hobby in 2005 and an average of 10 flights per day per gate.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In May 2011 Southwest Airlines expressed interest in international flights from Hobby.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.86 miles (31.96 km) WNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine |     |
| 2 | 74.06 miles (119.19 km) N | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 95.22 miles (153.24 km) W | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 124.91 miles (201.02 km) ESE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 142.56 miles (229.43 km) SE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 150.87 miles (242.80 km) N | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 7 | 190.25 miles (306.18 km) SE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 8 | 223.01 miles (358.90 km) SW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 9 | 231.86 miles (373.15 km) SSE | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 233.86 miles (376.35 km) SE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 237.75 miles (382.62 km) WSW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 240.71 miles (387.38 km) E | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 242.85 miles (390.83 km) NE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 14 | 251.18 miles (404.23 km) E | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 15 | 251.73 miles (405.11 km) N | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,082.15 miles (17,834.95 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,644.95 miles (17,131.34 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,635.60 miles (17,116.30 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,630.59 miles (17,108.23 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,612.47 miles (17,079.07 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,609.87 miles (17,074.89 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,604.77 miles (17,066.68 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,598.97 miles (17,057.34 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,587.84 miles (17,039.43 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,578.43 miles (17,024.29 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,570.59 miles (17,011.67 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,570.10 miles (17,010.88 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,568.86 miles (17,008.89 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,567.88 miles (17,007.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,566.76 miles (17,005.50 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.68 miles (12.36 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 18.92 miles (30.45 km) WNW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 21.85 miles (35.16 km) ENE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.75 miles (36.60 km) W | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 5 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) WNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) NNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) SSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 49.51 miles (79.68 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 58.28 miles (93.80 km) SW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) WSW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) ENE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 78.29 miles (126.00 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 78.34 miles (126.07 km) ENE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.05 miles (17,706.03 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,935.62 miles (17,599.14 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,658.40 miles (17,152.99 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,645.79 miles (17,132.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,634.99 miles (17,115.31 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,633.92 miles (17,113.60 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,633.35 miles (17,112.68 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,632.69 miles (17,111.61 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,626.11 miles (17,101.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,617.96 miles (17,087.91 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,607.15 miles (17,070.51 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,602.03 miles (17,062.27 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,587.52 miles (17,038.92 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,581.89 miles (17,029.86 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,580.51 miles (17,027.64 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |