Nonstop flight route between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,269 miles (or 8,479 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 Yelizovo Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Yelizovo Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yelizovo Airport (PKC):

• The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
• The 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment was activated as an Assault Aviation regiment in 1939.
• Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
• The main military operating unit is the 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which operates MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Yelizovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yelizovo 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 "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".

Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• Originally the airport had no perimeter rule.
• In 1984 Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole appointed a commission to study transferring National and Dulles Airports from the Federal Aviation Administration to a local entity, which could use airport revenues to finance improvements.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• Given Reagan National Airport's proximity to the city and high-security facilities, Reagan National has extra security precautions required by the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone that have been in place since the airport began operations.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.