Nonstop flight route between Pskov, Russia and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pskov Airport (PKV), Pskov, Russia and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,136 miles (or 8,265 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 Pskov Airport and RAF Ascension, 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 Pskov Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pskov Airport (PKV):

• Because of Pskov Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Pskov 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 Pskov Airport (PKV) is Tartu Airport (TAY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of PKV.
• The furthest airport from Pskov Airport (PKV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Pskov Airport (PKV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Pskov Airport", another name for PKV is "Аэропорт Псков".

Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):

• The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
• The RAF presence on Ascension is backed up by United States Air Force personnel, who contribute a similar number of service personnel to ensure the effective running of the station, under the command of Captain Eduard Rodriguez, who is responsible to the RAF Station Commander.
• RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
• The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• RAF Ascension, more commonly known as RAF Ascension Island, and sometimes known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Base, is a British Royal Air Force station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Equator.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".