Nonstop flight route between Mitchell, South Dakota, United States and Samara, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), Mitchell, South Dakota, United States and Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), Samara, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,457 miles (or 8,782 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 Mitchell Municipal Airport and Kurumoch International 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 Mitchell Municipal Airport and Kurumoch International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE):

• From July to late September, 1943, the 700th Bomb Squadron of the 445th Bomb Group conducted their advanced training at Mitchell Army Air Field.
• Mitchell Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,376 acres at an elevation of 1,304 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Mitchell Municipal Airport", another name for MHE is "Mitchell Army Airfield".
• The furthest airport from Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,544 miles (16,968 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Huron Regional Airport (HON), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNW of MHE.

Facts about Kurumoch International Airport (KUF):

• In addition to being known as "Kurumoch International Airport", another name for KUF is "Международный аэропорт «Курумоч»".
• Kurumoch International Airport is the international airport of Samara, Russia located 35 km north of the city.
• Even more troubling was the fact that Kurumoch's terminal was meant for approximately 1,000,000 passengers yearly, but even back in 2011, the airport was serving over 1,500,000 people.
• Because of Kurumoch International Airport's relatively low elevation of 477 feet, planes can take off or land at Kurumoch International 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.
• Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,340 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of KUF.