Nonstop flight route between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States and Moscow, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States and Bykovo Airport (BKA), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,241 miles (or 8,434 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 Myrtle Beach International Airport and Bykovo 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 Myrtle Beach International Airport and Bykovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR):

• Myrtle Beach International Airport handled 1,664,917 passengers last year.
• Myrtle Beach International Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.
• The closest airport to Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) is Grand Strand Airport (CRE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of MYR.
• Myrtle Beach International Airport covers an area of 3,795 acres at an elevation of 25 feet above mean sea level.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• The airport has seven gates with expansion under way to add six more by July 2012.
• Because of Myrtle Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Myrtle Beach 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.
• Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,632 miles (18,719 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport served as the main hub for Hooters Air from 2003 until 2006.
• Joint use of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base was first agreed in 1955.

Facts about Bykovo Airport (BKA):

• The furthest airport from Bykovo Airport (BKA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,717 miles (17,247 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bykovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 432 feet, planes can take off or land at Bykovo 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.
• Bykovo Airport first opened in 1933.
• In addition to being known as "Bykovo Airport", another name for BKA is "Аэропорт Быково".
• The closest airport to Bykovo Airport (BKA) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of BKA.
• Bykovo Airport (BKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 18 October 2010 passenger operations at the airport were shut down due to the expiration of lease terms with the management company.