Nonstop flight route between Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kyzyl Airport (KYZ), Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,791 miles (or 10,928 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 Kyzyl Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington 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 Kyzyl Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kyzyl Airport (KYZ):

• The closest airport to Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) is Ulaangom Airport (ULO), which is located 155 miles (250 kilometers) SW of KYZ.
• In addition to being known as "Kyzyl Airport", another name for KYZ is "Аэропорт Кызыл".
• The furthest airport from Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,878 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.

Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• By the end of 1943, more than 65 women who served in the Women's Army Corps were also stationed at Ellington.
• The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The $80 million construction project includes a 40,000-square-foot Battle Command Training Center, which simulates war conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan., a second Armed Forces Reserve Center with an assembly hall and offices, a Welcome Center, which will handle retention, recruitment and military identification services.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.
• For the first months of operation, Ellington Field had no pilot fatalities.
• In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.