Nonstop flight route between Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia and New York City, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ), Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,399 miles (or 8,689 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 Olyokminsk Airport and LaGuardia 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 Olyokminsk Airport and LaGuardia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ):

• The closest airport to Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 212 miles (340 kilometers) N of OLZ.
• Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Olyokminsk Airport", other names for OLZ include "Аэропорт Олёкминск" and "UEMO".
• The furthest airport from Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Olyokminsk Airport (meaning Olyokminsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.

Facts about LaGuardia Airport (LGA):

• LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of LGA.
• Because of LaGuardia Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at LaGuardia 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.
• American Airlines accepted La Guardia's offer to start a pilot program of scheduled flights to Floyd Bennett, although the program failed after several months because of Newark's better proximity to Manhattan.
• On December 16, 2011, Delta Air Lines announced plans to open a new domestic hub at LaGuardia Airport.
• During the Floyd Bennett experiment La Guardia and American executives began an alternative plan to build a new airport in Queens, where it could take advantage of the new Queens–Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan.
• The Central Terminal Building serves most of LaGuardia's domestic airlines.
• In late 2006, construction began to replace the air traffic control tower built in 1962 with a more modern one.
• The furthest airport from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,754 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.