Nonstop flight route between Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,678 miles (or 7,528 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 International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) and Laurence G. Hanscom Field, 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 International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) and Laurence G. Hanscom Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV):

• The furthest airport from International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,051 miles (17,784 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev 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 October 2010, the Mykolaiv Oblast Council canceled its decision to privatize the cooperative enterprise, Mykolaiv International Airport and to reorganize the airport into a public stock society.
• The closest airport to International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Kherson International Airport (KHE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SE of NLV.
• In 1992 the Nikolaev Airport passed the international certification, through which he was able to accept and handle aircraft from other countries.
• In addition to being known as "International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)", other names for NLV include "Міжнародний аэропорт «Миколаїв»Международный аэропорт «Николаев»" and "Mizhnаrodnyi аеroport Mykolaiv".
• International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) has 2 runways.

Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):

• The closest airport to Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
• Hanscom Field covers 1,125 acres at an elevation of 132 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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 "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".
• The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hanscom is a critical part of the air transportation infrastructure for Massachusetts and the rest of New England.
• Hanscom's flight school that offers ratings up to ATP.
• From 1999 until 2003, Shuttle America, a Connecticut-based regional airline operating for US Airways Express, operated scheduled service from the airfield, carrying more than 10,000 passengers each month to airports in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania using De Havilland Dash 8 and Saab 340 aircraft.
• In its final years, Clipper would add flights to Ithaca Airport in Western NY from Hanscom.
• Hanscom is mainly a general aviation airport, the largest in New England.
• Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
• In 2006, Neil Entwistle was flown from London to Hanscom by U.S.