Nonstop flight route between Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Shemya, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,192 miles (or 8,356 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLV / UKON |
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Location: | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E |
Area Served: | Mykolaiv (Nikolayev), Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NLV |
More Information: | NLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Facts about International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV):
- In 1992 the Nikolaev Airport passed the international certification, through which he was able to accept and handle aircraft from other countries.
- International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- Eareckson Air Station is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- With the exception of a small station housekeeping unit, Shemya was abandoned after the war.
- Additional aircraft and personnel reductions occurred in 1945 and almost all air bases other than Alexi Point, Shemya and Davis in the Aleutians were reduced to caretaker status.
- On 10 July 1943, eight B-25 Mitchells from the 77th Bombardment Squadron left Adak AAF and refueled at Alexai Point AAF on Attu.
- The station was also used by SAC Cobra Ball and other related projects which monitored missile-associated signals and tracks missiles during boost and re-entry phases to provide reconnaissance for treaty verification and theater ballistic missile proliferation.
- With the successful completion of the Aleutian Campaign in August 1943, Eleventh Air Force came within striking distance of the Japanese Kurile Islands, the northernmost being 750 miles to the south-southwest of Shemya.