Nonstop flight route between Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Yeniseysk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE), Yeniseysk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,797 miles (or 7,719 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 Whidbey Island and Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск, 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 Whidbey Island and Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS Whidbey Island (NUW):

• On September 21, 1942, the air station's first Commanding Officer, CAPT Cyril Thomas Simard, read the orders and the watch was set.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
• Because of NAS Whidbey Island's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whidbey Island 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.
• On December 8, three workers started a topographic survey of what would become Ault Field, about four miles to the north.
• The closest airport to NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of NUW.
• NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.
• In early 1965, patrol squadrons began to leave NAS Whidbey.
• In 1958, the Heavy Attack Squadron Six Fleurs, moved from NAS Moffett Field, California, where they had been the Navy's second nuclear attack squadron.
• The furthest airport from NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE):

• Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) is Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA), which is located 160 miles (257 kilometers) S of EIE.
• Because of Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск 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.
• The furthest airport from Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,677 miles (18,792 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.