Nonstop flight route between Lipetsk, Russia and Port Angeles, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lipetsk Airport (LPK), Lipetsk, Russia and CGAS Port Angeles (NOW), Port Angeles, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,397 miles (or 8,686 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 Lipetsk Airport and CGAS Port Angeles, 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 Lipetsk Airport and CGAS Port Angeles. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lipetsk Airport (LPK):

• Lipetsk Airport (LPK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Lipetsk Airport", another name for LPK is "Аэропорт Липецк".
• The closest airport to Lipetsk Airport (LPK) is Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSW of LPK.
• Because of Lipetsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 584 feet, planes can take off or land at Lipetsk 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 furthest airport from Lipetsk Airport (LPK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,692 miles (17,208 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about CGAS Port Angeles (NOW):

• The furthest airport from CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,757 miles (17,311 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is William R. Fairchild International AirportPort Angeles Army Airfield (CLM), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NOW.
• Because of CGAS Port Angeles's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at CGAS Port Angeles 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 September 1944 the station officially became Coast Guard Group Port Angeles, with several sub-units.
• The main roles of the station is search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, waterway security, boating and fishery safety and environmental protection.