Nonstop flight route between Samara, Russia and Point Lookout, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), Samara, Russia and M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), Point Lookout, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,836 miles (or 9,392 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 Kurumoch International Airport and M. Graham Clark Downtown 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 Kurumoch International Airport and M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUF / UWWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Samara, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°30'6"N by 50°9'18"E |
| Area Served: | Samara, Tolyatti |
| Operator/Owner: | Renova |
| Airport Type: | International |
| Elevation: | 477 feet (145 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUF |
| More Information: | KUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLK / KPLK |
| Airport Name: | M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport |
| Location: | Point Lookout, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°37'32"N by 93°13'44"W |
| Area Served: | Branson / Hollister |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 940 feet (287 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLK |
| More Information: | PLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kurumoch International Airport (KUF):
- In addition to being known as "Kurumoch International Airport", another name for KUF is "Международный аэропорт «Курумоч»".
- The furthest airport from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,340 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of KUF.
- As Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, was re-elected in Russia's 2012 Presidential Elections, his ideas of boosting regional and overall commercial aviation in Russia has greatly inflicted the idea of building a new airport for Samara.
- Because of Kurumoch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurumoch 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.
- Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) has 2 runways.
Facts about M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK):
- M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The direction of the prevailing winds are typically from the north or from the southwest.
- The furthest airport from M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,834 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 940 feet, planes can take off or land at M. Graham Clark Downtown 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 M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) is Branson Airport (BKG), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSE of PLK.
- Around March 10, 2011, the runway numbers at M.
- A private entity had contracted with the college to provide commercial airline service to Clark Field, serving Branson, in the late 1990s, but the venture failed and the terminal building, fire department building, and associated ramp were turned over to the college.
