Nonstop flight route between Mineralnye Vody, Russia and Jacksonville, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV), Mineralnye Vody, Russia and NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,225 miles (or 10,019 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 Mineralnye Vody Airport and NAS Jacksonville, 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 Mineralnye Vody Airport and NAS Jacksonville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV):

• Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) is Nalchik Airport (NAL), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) SSE of MRV.
• The furthest airport from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,972 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Mineralnye Vody Airport", another name for MRV is "Аэропорт Минеральные Воды".

Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):

• Increased training and construction characterized NAS Jacksonville’s response to America’s entry into World War II.
• Because of NAS Jacksonville's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Jacksonville 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 March 1959, Marine Attack Squadron ONE FOUR TWO of the Marine Corps Reserve relocated to NAS Jacksonville from the closing MCAS Miami, along with the associated Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
• The furthest airport from NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,460 miles (18,444 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1973, with the assignment of Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing One, the station’s primary mission became antisubmarine warfare.
• NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to NAS Jacksonville (NIP) is Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NE of NIP.
• Today, 23,000 civilian and active-duty personnel are employed on the base.