Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Chernihiv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°24'11"N by 31°9'36"E)
Distance from PIZ to CEJ:
4,036.65 miles (6,496.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), Chernihiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,037 miles (or 6,496 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Chernihiv 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Chernihiv Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEJ / UKKL |
| Airport Name: | Chernihiv Airport |
| Location: | Chernihiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'11"N by 31°9'36"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEJ |
| More Information: | CEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 3,519 by 80 feet.
Facts about Chernihiv Airport (CEJ):
- Because of Chernihiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Chernihiv 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 furthest airport from Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Boryspil International Airport (KBP), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of CEJ.
- Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.06 miles (119.19 km) S | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 75.78 miles (121.95 km) SSW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) N | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 4 | 131.48 miles (211.59 km) SW | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 148.74 miles (239.38 km) SE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 178.55 miles (287.35 km) NE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 7 | 181.85 miles (292.67 km) NNW | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 8 | 187.35 miles (301.52 km) SE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 215.67 miles (347.09 km) NW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 10 | 221.82 miles (356.99 km) E | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 11 | 227.89 miles (366.76 km) NW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 12 | 230.79 miles (371.43 km) ENE | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 13 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) N | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 14 | 241.70 miles (388.97 km) E | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 15 | 246.74 miles (397.09 km) ESE | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,057.79 miles (17,795.74 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,614.88 miles (17,082.95 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,613.56 miles (17,080.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,603.66 miles (17,064.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,592.21 miles (17,046.47 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,586.36 miles (17,037.06 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,583.33 miles (17,032.17 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,582.64 miles (17,031.07 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,575.21 miles (17,019.11 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,563.03 miles (16,999.51 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,559.68 miles (16,994.11 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,557.97 miles (16,991.37 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,555.52 miles (16,987.43 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,547.02 miles (16,973.74 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,546.51 miles (16,972.92 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |