Nonstop flight route between Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Kaliningrad, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States and Khrabrovo Airport (KGD), Kaliningrad, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,346 miles (or 6,994 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Khrabrovo 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 Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Khrabrovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC):

• On 29 October 1969, the Secretary of Defense announced Project 703, a program calling for a reduction of military forces as a result of budgetary cuts.
• The 477th Composite Group was formed at Selfridge on 15 January 1944 to train Tuskegee Airmen with Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters and North American B-25 Mitchell bombers.
• The furthest airport from Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC) is Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MTC.
• On 9 July, the first training aircraft, a Curtiss JN-4D arrived at the new airfield, and the base was gearing up to train men in flying, bombing, radio and photography for the war effort.
• In addition to being known as "Selfridge Air National Guard Base", another name for MTC is "Selfridge ANGB".
• The 1918 Armistice with Germany ended World War I.
• Until 1921, the government leased Selfridge Field from Henry B.
• Selfridge was a World War II army airfield of the First Air Force and the location where Colonel Lawrence P.

Facts about Khrabrovo Airport (KGD):

• The closest airport to Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNE of KGD.
• Because of Khrabrovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Khrabrovo 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.
• In addition to being known as "Khrabrovo Airport", another name for KGD is "Аэропорт Храброво".
• The furthest airport from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,358 miles (18,279 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) currently has only 1 runway.