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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Jacksonville (NIP), Jacksonville, Florida, United States and Salekhard Airport (SLY), Salekhard, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,542 miles (or 8,918 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 NAS Jacksonville and Salekhard 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 NAS Jacksonville and Salekhard Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS Jacksonville (NIP):

• During World War I, the area now occupied by NAS Jacksonville, often referred to colloquially as "NAS Jax", was named Camp Joseph E.
• 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.
• During the late 1940s, the jet age was dawning and in 1948 the Navy’s first jet carrier air groups and squadrons came to NAS Jacksonville.
• 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 addition to being known as "NAS Jacksonville", another name for NIP is "Towers Field".
• In 1973, with the assignment of Helicopter Antisubmarine Wing One, the station’s primary mission became antisubmarine warfare.
• 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.
• In addition to the many operational active and reserve squadrons aboard, NAS Jacksonville is also home to Patrol Squadron THIRTY, the Navy's largest aviation squadron and the only P-3 Orion and P-8 Poseidon Fleet Replacement Squadron that prepares and trains U.S.
• NAS Jacksonville (NIP) has 2 runways.
• A piece of history and Navy and Marine Corps tradition was lost in 1986 when the last unit of Marines left NAS Jacksonville.
• Naval Air Station Jacksonville or NAS Jacksonville is a military airport located four miles south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

Facts about Salekhard Airport (SLY):

• Salekhard Airport (SLY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Salekhard Airport", another name for SLY is "Аэропорт Салехард".
• The furthest airport from Salekhard Airport (SLY) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,838 miles (17,442 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Salekhard Airport (SLY) is Vorkuta Airport (VKT), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NW of SLY.
• Because of Salekhard Airport's relatively low elevation of 217 feet, planes can take off or land at Salekhard 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.