Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Nadym Airport (NYM), Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,158 miles (or 8,301 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 Langley Field and Nadym 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 Langley Field and Nadym Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• Because of the possibility of crashes of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors stationed at the base, the city of Hampton is attempting to buy up privately owned property via eminent domain to create a safety buffer zone around the base.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Several buildings had been constructed on the field by late 1918.
• In January 1976 the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing was transferred to Langley from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida with the mission of maintaining combat capability for rapid global deployment to conduct air superiority operations.
• In the early 1920s, Langley became the site where the new air power concept was tried and proven.
• Army Air Forces Training Command
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.

Facts about Nadym Airport (NYM):

• Nadym Airport (NYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Nadym Airport", another name for NYM is "Аэропорт Надым".
• The closest airport to Nadym Airport (NYM) is Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) ENE of NYM.
• The furthest airport from Nadym Airport (NYM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Nadym Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadym 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.