Nonstop flight route between Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia and Blythe, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Polyarny Airport (PYJ), Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,098 miles (or 8,205 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 Polyarny Airport and Blythe 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 Polyarny Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Polyarny Airport (PYJ):

• In addition to being known as "Polyarny Airport", another name for PYJ is "Аэропорт Полярный".
• The furthest airport from Polyarny Airport (PYJ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Polyarny Airport (meaning Polyarny Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Polyarny Airport (PYJ) is Olenyok Airport (ONK), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) N of PYJ.
• Polyarny Airport (PYJ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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.
• Blythe Airport is seven miles west of Blythe, in Riverside County, California.
• The airfield was declared surplus in 1946 and was reported to the General Service Administration for disposal.
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• The Army Air Forces then used Blythe as a heavy bombardment crew training base for the Second Air Force 16th Bombardment Training Wing 358th Combat Crew Training School.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• Blythe was served by Bonanza Air Lines with Fairchild F-27s to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson and other cities.