Nonstop flight route between Nizhnevartovsk, Russia and Blythe, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), Nizhnevartovsk, Russia and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,872 miles (or 9,451 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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport and Blythe 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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC):

• Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Nizhnevartovsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhnevartovsk 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 "Nizhnevartovsk Airport", another name for NJC is "Аэропорт Нижневартовск".
• The furthest airport from Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
• The closest airport to Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Strezhevoy (SWT), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of NJC.

Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• Blythe was served by Bonanza Air Lines with Fairchild F-27s to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson and other cities.
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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.
• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.