Nonstop flight route between Selma, Alabama, United States and Arkhangelsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Craig Field (SEM), Selma, Alabama, United States and Talagi Airport (ARH), Arkhangelsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,170 miles (or 8,321 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 Craig Field and Talagi 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 Craig Field and Talagi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Craig Field (SEM):

• The former military family housing was sold to individual owners shortly after base closure and has seen significant decay as compared to its previous military occupants.
• DayJet provides an on-demand jet air taxi service from this airport to Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Macon, Savannah, Pensacola, Lakeland/Tampa, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade, Boca Raton, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton.
• Multiple civilian government and corporate tenants have taken up residency.
• The closest airport to Craig Field (SEM) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of SEM.
• The furthest airport from Craig Field (SEM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,157 miles (17,955 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Craig Field's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Craig Field 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.
• Craig Field covers an area of 1,790 acres at an elevation of 166 feet above mean sea level.
• Craig Field (SEM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Talagi Airport (ARH):

• The Soviet Air Defence Forces had a presence at this airfield with 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 518 IAP) flying Tupolev Tu-128 from 1966 onward.
• Talagi Airport (ARH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Talagi Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Talagi 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 "Talagi Airport", another name for ARH is "Аэропорт Талаги".
• The closest airport to Talagi Airport (ARH) is Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) E of ARH.
• The furthest airport from Talagi Airport (ARH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,412 miles (16,756 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Talagi Airport was originally built in the summer of 1942 under the supervision of the State Defense Committee representative Ivan Papanin as a military base with a gravel runway.