Nonstop flight route between Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada and Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laurie River Airport (LRQ), Laurie River, Manitoba, Canada and Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,189 miles (or 8,350 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 Laurie River Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia, 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 Laurie River Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Laurie River Airport (LRQ):

• The furthest airport from Laurie River Airport (LRQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,131 miles (16,304 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Laurie River Airport (LRQ) is Pukatawagan Airport (XPK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of LRQ.
• Laurie River Airport (LRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Laurie River Airport", another name for LRQ is "CJC8".

Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):

• The airport received extensive renovations in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
• The airport authority plans to extend the runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the Mzymta River at a width of 300 m.
• The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
• The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
• Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
• The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during World War II.
• Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981.
• Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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.