Nonstop flight route between Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia and Knoxville, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pobedilovo Airport (KVX), Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia and McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,388 miles (or 8,672 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 Pobedilovo Airport and McGhee Tyson 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 Pobedilovo Airport and McGhee Tyson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVX / USKK |
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Location: | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°30'11"N by 49°20'53"E |
Area Served: | Kirov |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 479 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KVX |
More Information: | KVX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYS / KTYS |
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Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°48'39"N by 83°59'38"W |
Area Served: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYS |
More Information: | TYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Pobedilovo Airport (KVX):
- Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pobedilovo Airport", other names for KVX include "Аэропорт Победилово" and "VAR".
- Because of Pobedilovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 479 feet, planes can take off or land at Pobedilovo 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 Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) is Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SSW of KVX.
- The furthest airport from Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,264 miles (16,518 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):
- The 134 ARW, which is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command, operates KC-135R Stratotankers for both air mobility and aerial refueling of military aircraft.
- Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson 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 fixed base operator at TYS is the Truman-Arnold Company.
- The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
- McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
- McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
- In 1927 McGhee Tyson airport opened in honor of Charles McGhee Tyson.
- In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".