Nonstop flight route between Leshukonskoye, Russia and College Park, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG), Leshukonskoye, Russia and College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,625 miles (or 7,443 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 Leshukonskoye Airport and College Park 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 Leshukonskoye Airport and College Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG):

• The furthest airport from Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,269 miles (16,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) is Talagi Airport (ARH), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) W of LDG.
• Because of Leshukonskoye Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Leshukonskoye 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.
• Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) has 2 runways.

Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• George Brinckerhoff took over management of the Airfield and ran it from 1927 until 1959, hosting numerous airshows and teaching hundreds of pilots to fly during his tenure.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Civilian aviation began at College Park with Rex Smith, an inventor and patent attorney, who operated the Rex Smith Aeroplane Company.
• The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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.
• In 1918, after a three-month trial with the War Department beginning May 15, the Post Office Department inaugurated the first Postal Airmail Service from College Park, serving Philadelphia and New York.
• College Park Airport is home to many "firsts" in aviation, and is particularly significant for the well-known aviators and aviation inventors who played a part in this field's long history.