Nonstop flight route between Pasco, Washington, United States and Nizhnevartovsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-Cities Airport (PSC), Pasco, Washington, United States and Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), Nizhnevartovsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,978 miles (or 8,011 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 Tri-Cities Airport and Nizhnevartovsk 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 Tri-Cities Airport and Nizhnevartovsk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tri-Cities Airport (PSC):

• The Tri-Cities Airport was site of the first air mail contract flight between Elko, Nevada and Pasco, Washington made by Varney Airlines, in 1926.
• The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) has 3 runways.
• In 2003 the airport underwent another expansion and remodel that added an additional 3,000 square feet to the ticket lobby and boarding area.
• The closest airport to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Richland Airport (RLD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of PSC.
• Because of Tri-Cities Airport's relatively low elevation of 407 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-Cities 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 1955 the old administration building became the home of the newly established Columbia Basin College, which it remained until the current facility near Interstate 182 was built in 1966.

Facts about Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC):

• Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Strezhevoy (SWT), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of NJC.
• Because of Nizhnevartovsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhnevartovsk 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 "Nizhnevartovsk Airport", another name for NJC is "Аэропорт Нижневартовск".
• The furthest airport from Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.