Nonstop flight route between Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States and Kiev, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Alamos Airport (LAM), Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States and Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,933 miles (or 9,548 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 Los Alamos Airport and Boryspil 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 Los Alamos Airport and Boryspil 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 Los Alamos Airport (LAM):

• The furthest airport from Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Los Alamos Airport (LAM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of LAM.
• Los Alamos Airport, also known as Los Alamos County Airport, is a county owned, public use airport in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States.
• Because of Los Alamos Airport's high elevation of 7,171 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Because of the restricted airspace immediately to the south of the runway, and the noise-sensitive residential area just west of the runway, Los Alamos Airport employs a non-standard traffic pattern.
• In addition to being known as "Los Alamos Airport", another name for LAM is "Los Alamos County Airport".

Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):

• In 2002 Boryspil airport was certified under the ISO 9001 quality management system.
• In 1963, the Ukrainian Territorial Administration of Civil Aviation formed its Boryspil subdivision consisting of the airport and its air group.
• In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
• The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
• Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
• Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil 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.
• The terminal was opened on 21 September 2010.
• Terminal B, the original Soviet-constructed building, serves domestic flights.
• The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.