Nonstop flight route between Kerch, Ukraine and Birmingham, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kerch Airport (KHC), Kerch, Ukraine and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,928 miles (or 9,540 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 Kerch Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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 Kerch Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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 Kerch Airport (KHC):

• The closest airport to Kerch Airport (KHC) is Anapa Airport (AAQ), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KHC.
• In addition to being known as "Kerch Airport", another name for KHC is "Аеропорт «Керч»".
• Though the airport is bankrupt, it is still in service, and is used by general aviation today.
• Because of Kerch Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerch 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 Kerch Airport (KHC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,828 miles (17,425 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kerch Airport (KHC) has 2 runways.

Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):

• World War II saw the airport leased to the United States Army Air Forces for $1 a year to support national defense.
• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
• BHM currently has one new terminal building with two new concourses, which opened on March 13, 2013.
• The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
• The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport averages 301 aircraft operations a day, including 136 flights to 43 airports in 40 cities.
• Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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.
• Continued growth in passenger traffic by 1962 resulted in the construction of a second passenger terminal and a new air traffic control tower, built west of the original 1931 terminal.
• Former concourse C consisted of 13 gates, C1-C14.