Nonstop flight route between Odessa, Ukraine and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Odesa International Airport (ODS), Odessa, Ukraine and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,970 miles (or 9,607 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 Odesa International Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Odesa International Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ODS / UKOO |
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Location: | Odessa, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°25'36"N by 30°40'41"E |
Area Served: | Odessa, Ukraine |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ODS |
More Information: | ODS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
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Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Odesa International Airport (ODS):
- In addition to being known as "Odesa International Airport", other names for ODS include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса»" and "Международный аэропорт «Одесса»".
- The furthest airport from Odesa International Airport (ODS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,108 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Odesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Odesa International 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.
- Odesa International Airport (ODS) has 2 runways.
- In May 2007, the airport started construction work that includes extending the main runway.
- The airport was built in 1961.
- The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.
- The closest airport to Odesa International Airport (ODS) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of ODS.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- By 1943, German submarines were operating so near Key West that they were sinking allied ships within sight of land.
- In 1946, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 was established at NAS Key West and for the next three decades conducted airborne antisubmarine warfare systems evaluation out of Boca Chica, while Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 conducted Atlantic Fleet helicopter fleet replacement training in the SH-3 Sea King out of the former seaplane base at Trumbo Point.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 the late summer of 1994, NAS Key West also served as a primary staging base for Operations SUPPORT DEMOCRACY and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY in Haiti.