Nonstop flight route between Mirgorod, Ukraine and Rochester, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine and Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, United States 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 Myrhorod Airport and Rochester 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 Myrhorod Airport and Rochester 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 Myrhorod Airport (MXR):

• The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
• Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
• After the war, the airfield was rebuilt and used as a Soviet Air Forces base.
• Today it is home to the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, Air Command Centre, Ukrainian Air Force.
• Aircraft would land at the field from either Great Britain or Southern Italy after attacking Axis targets in Eastern Europe.
• Myrhorod was designated as USAAF Station 561 for security purposes and was referred to as Station 561 in all messages and written correspondence.
• The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".

Facts about Rochester International Airport (RST):

• In August 2012, just days after Allegiant Air announced flights between Rochester and Phoenix, the United States Department of Transportation gave the airport $500,000 and the city of Rochester gave the airport $250,000 to help recruit more airlines and non-stop destinations.
• The closest airport to Rochester International Airport (RST) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of RST.
• The furthest airport from Rochester International Airport (RST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A five passenger plane en route to Rochester crashed in Lake Michigan, killing the four passengers, but the pilot did survive.
• Rochester International Airport (RST) has 2 runways.
• Rochester Aviation is the general aviation terminal at the airport.
• Commercial air service is provided by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and Allegiant Air.