Nonstop flight route between Murmansk, Russia and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Murmansk Airport (MMK), Murmansk, Russia and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,176 miles (or 9,940 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 Murmansk Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Murmansk Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Murmansk Airport (MMK):

• The closest airport to Murmansk Airport (MMK) is Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SSE of MMK.
• Murmansk Airport (MMK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Murmansk Airport", another name for MMK is "Аэропорт Мурманск".
• The furthest airport from Murmansk Airport (MMK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,422 miles (16,773 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):

• The 15th Air Base Squadron inactivated at Wheeler on 31 October 1991, one day before the U.S.
• In June 1923, 13 months after the designation of the new flying field, shop hangars, airplane hangars, and oil storage tanks were erected.
• According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 2.3 square miles.
• The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
• Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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 October 1922, the photo section and intelligence units were returned to Luke Field.
• On 24 February 1952, the 1508th Support Squadron was organized to provide administrative and logistical support to activities at Wheeler AFB.