Nonstop flight route between Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and Ulyanovsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), Ulyanovsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,052 miles (or 9,740 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 St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport 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 St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport 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 St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE):

• Along with scheduled commercial airlines, United Parcel Service, Air Cargo, and General/Corporate Aviation are also major activities.
• The airport is home of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, the largest and busiest U.S.
• The furthest airport from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• This historic event marked the beginning of commercial air transportation anywhere in the world and is commemorated by a replica of the Benoist aircraft and a plaque at the airport terminal baggage claim area.
• In the 1950s some airlines provided service to both PIE and TPA, such as Delta Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines, National Airlines and Northwest Airlines.
• The airport uses "Tampa Bay The Easy Way" as an advertising slogan and Fly2PIE in reference to its three-letter IATA and FAA codes.
• Because of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete–Clearwater 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.
• Also, the airport recently completed a US$22 million renovation, including, among other things, expanding the gate sizes, new plumbing, and building loading bridges, as the current system requires all passengers to walk across the tarmac to the gate.
• The closest airport to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.
• St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.

Facts about Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV):

• In addition to being known as "Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport", another name for ULV is "Аэропорт Ульяновск-Баратаевка".
• Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) currently has only 1 runway.
• During April 2013, a terminal remodel was completed to accommodate a steady increase in passenger traffic to the area, resulting from increased corporate investment in the Ulyanovsk area.
• 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.