Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Zaporizhia, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH), Zaporizhia, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,604 miles (or 9,018 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 Offutt Air Force Base and Zaporizhzhya International 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 Offutt Air Force Base and Zaporizhzhya International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):

• During the Cold War, a general and various support personnel from the base were airborne 24-hours a day on an EC-135 from 3 February 1961 to 24 July 1990 in Operation Looking Glass, creating an airborne command post in case of war.
• The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
• Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field.
• The newly established United States Air Force took control of the facility in September 1947, and on 13 January 1948 it was renamed Offutt Air Force Base.
• The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Offutt's great heritage began with the commissioning by the War Department in 1890 of Fort Crook.
• At one minute past midnight, on 9 November 1948, Offutt gained international prominence when it became the host base for Headquarters Strategic Air Command, which was moved from Andrews AFB, Maryland.
• In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".

Facts about Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH):

• The furthest airport from Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,893 miles (17,531 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) is Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of OZH.
• Zaporizhzhya International Airport handled 33,386 passengers last year.
• Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Zaporizhzhya International Airport's relatively low elevation of 373 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaporizhzhya 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.
• In addition to being known as "Zaporizhzhya International Airport", other names for OZH include "Міжнародний аеропорт "Запоріжжя"" and "Международный аэропорт "Запорожье"".