Nonstop flight route between Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) and Manhattan, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pulkovo Airport (LED), Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) and Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), Manhattan, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,966 miles (or 7,992 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 Pulkovo Airport and Manhattan Regional 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 Pulkovo Airport and Manhattan Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Pulkovo Airport (LED):

• The airport has two main runways.
• As of 2013, Pulkovo is the 3rd busiest in Russia after Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
• The furthest airport from Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,868 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Pulkovo Airport", another name for LED is "Аэропо́рт Пу́лково".
• ICAO category 1 standards were implemented in 1965, making way for international operations.
• Because of Pulkovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pulkovo 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.
• Pulkovo Airport handled 12,854,366 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Rzhevka Airport (RVH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of LED.
• For a more comprehensive list, see Aviation Safety Network Entry for LED.
• Pulkovo Airport (LED) has 2 runways.
• Originally it was named Shosseynaya Airport, by the name of a nearby railroad station.

Facts about Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK):

• The furthest airport from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,646 miles (17,133 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The FBO facility, next to the passenger terminal, is occupied by Kansas Air Center, which has been at Manhattan Airport since May 1989.
• Starting when it merged Central Airlines in 1967, the original Frontier Airlines flew from Manhattan to Salina.
• Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) has 2 runways.
• The airport has a small two-hour parking lot near the terminal and long term lot farther from the terminal.
• During the 1970s Capital Air, operating as an air taxi service, suffered two crashes, each with fatalities.
• Three air navigation systems and multiple lighting systems guide aircraft to the Airport.
• The closest airport to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of MHK.