Nonstop flight route between Kostroma, Russia and Glendale, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), Kostroma, Russia and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,940 miles (or 9,560 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW):

• The furthest airport from Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,571 miles (17,012 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) is Tunoshna (IAR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of KMW.
• Because of Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• The program was to be conducted by the Federalized Michigan Air National Guard 127th Fighter Group, which had transferred from Continental Air Command to ATC, effective 10 February.
• On 25 May 1953 the 3600th Air Demonstration Team was officially organized and established at Luke, still officially carrying this designation, now known as the United States Air Force Thunderbirds.
• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
• The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
• The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.
• The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.