Nonstop flight route between Veliky Novgorod, Russia and Tucson, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR), Veliky Novgorod, Russia and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,803 miles (or 9,339 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 Novgorod Yurievo Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, 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 Novgorod Yurievo Airport and Davis–Monthan Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR):

• In addition to being known as "Novgorod Yurievo Airport", another name for NVR is "Аэропорт Новгород Юрьево".
• Because of Novgorod Yurievo Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Novgorod Yurievo 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 Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) is Pulkovo Airport (LED), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NNW of NVR.
• The furthest airport from Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,885 miles (17,517 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA):

• On 1 October 1976, the base was transferred to Tactical Air Command after 30 years under SAC.
• One site under the 390 SMW, known both as Titan II Site 571-7 and as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8, was initially decommissioned in 1982.
• The base was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H.
• The closest airport to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Tucson International Airport (TUS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of DMA.
• As the location of the Air Force Materiel Command's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Davis–Monthan Air Force Base is the sole aircraft boneyard for excess military and government aircraft.
• Training at the airfield came to a halt on 14 August 1945, when the Japanese surrendered.
• The furthest airport from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill.