Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Michigan, United States and Kiev, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Waterford, Michigan, United States and Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,893 miles (or 7,875 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 Oakland County International Airport and Boryspil International 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 Oakland County International Airport and Boryspil International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Oakland County International Airport (PTK):

• Because of Oakland County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland County International 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 Oakland County International Airport (PTK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,269 miles (18,136 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Oakland County International Airport (PTK) is Bishop International Airport (FNT), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) NW of PTK.
• Added to the airport facility in 2004, as part of a noise abatement project, is a Ground Run-up Enclosure, or "Hush House." This 3-sided structure is used by aviation mechanics for testing turbine powered aircraft.
• Oakland County International Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 981 feet above mean sea level.
• Oakland County International Airport (PTK) has 3 runways.
• The airport holds an open house every year, showing aircraft based at PTK, military aircraft and vintage aircraft.

Facts about Boryspil International Airport (KBP):

• In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
• Terminal D, construction of which began on 24 March 2008, was opened on 28 May 2012 with an initial capacity of 3,100 passengers per hour.
• The airport survived the 2012 European cold wave without major flight delays or cancellations.
• The Ukrainian Border Guard and State Customs Service maintain control points for arriving and departing passengers.
• The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
• The ground floor contains luggage storage, waiting area and check-in desks, whilst security and passport control, the main departure lounge and the terminal's boarding gates are on the second floor.
• Boryspil also caters for foreign officials who visit Ukraine and has, in recent years, been used by figures such as US Vice President Joe Biden, Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, Polish Presidents Lech Kaczyński and Bronisław Komorowski, and a large number of other officials on their visits to the Ukrainian capital.
• In 1993, the Ministry of Transportation of the newly independent Ukraine reorganized the airport into the Boryspil State International Airport and created a local subdivision of Air Ukraine to serve it.
• The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On 22 June 1959, the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR ordered the establishment of regular civil air traffic to the then military airfield near Boryspil.
• Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil International 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.
• Terminal F was opened on 21 September 2010 by President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych as a home base for Ukraine International Airlines.
• According to the media and industry experts, in 2013 once underdog in-city Zhuliany Airport has rapidly grown into a major, and more efficient, competitor to the still-leading Boryspil Airport.
• Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.