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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), Ulyanovsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,326 miles (or 8,571 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 Ulyanovsk Baratayevka 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 Whidbey Island and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka 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 Whidbey Island (NUW):

• 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.
• The other section of the air station is known as the Seaplane Base.
• On December 8, three workers started a topographic survey of what would become Ault Field, about four miles to the north.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
• NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• NASWI currently supports MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, EA-18G Growler, EA-6B Prowler, P-3C Orion, EP-3E ARIES II and C-9 Skytrain aircraft.
• 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.
• 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.
• In early 1965, patrol squadrons began to leave NAS Whidbey.

Facts about Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV):

• Towards the end of the Cold War there has been an OVTAP located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft.
• Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport", another name for ULV is "Аэропорт Ульяновск-Баратаевка".
• The furthest airport from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulyanovsk Baratayevka 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.
• The closest airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of ULV.