Nonstop flight route between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,265 miles (or 8,472 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 McGuire AFB, 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 McGuire AFB. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKC / UHPP | 
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| Location: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°10'3"N by 158°27'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | 
| Operator/Owner: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PKC | 
| More Information: | PKC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRI / KWRI | 
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| Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRI | 
| More Information: | WRI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yelizovo Airport (PKC):
- In addition to being known as "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".
 - Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
 - Airliner World ran a feature in their August 2008 issue on 'Aviation in Kamchatka,' leading with descriptions of Yelizovo.
 
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
 - MATS activities at the base began on 1 July 1954 with the 1611th Air Transport Wing being activated.
 - SAC activated the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at the newly re-designated McGuire Air Force Base on 10 November 1948.
 - In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
 - The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
 
