Nonstop flight route between Simferopol, Ukraine and Nassau, Bahamas:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Simferopol International Airport (SIP), Simferopol, Ukraine and Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), Nassau, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,959 miles (or 9,589 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 Simferopol International Airport and Lynden Pindling 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 Simferopol International Airport and Lynden Pindling 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 Simferopol International Airport (SIP):

• The furthest airport from Simferopol International Airport (SIP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,942 miles (17,609 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Simferopol International Airport (SIP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Simferopol International Airport is an airport in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea.
• Because of Simferopol International Airport's relatively low elevation of 639 feet, planes can take off or land at Simferopol 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.
• In addition to being known as "Simferopol International Airport", other names for SIP include "Міжнародний аеропорт "Сімферополь"", "Международный аэропорт "Симферополь"" and "URFF".
• On 11 March, Russian forces took over the control tower and closed the Crimean airspace until the end of week.
• The International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO didn`t recognize the airport`s take-over by Russian military forces.
• The closest airport to Simferopol International Airport (SIP) is Kerch Airport (KHC), which is located 120 miles (193 kilometers) ENE of SIP.
• Since March 2014, all international flights to Simferopol Airport with the exception of flights originating from Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have been cancelled or suspended due to Crimea's disputed status.
• On 21 January 1936, the Council of People's Commissars of the Crimean Autonomous Republic decided to allocate land and begin construction of the Simferopol Airport.

Facts about Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS):

• Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) has 2 runways.
• The airport handled 3.2 million passengers in 2008.
• Because of Lynden Pindling International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Lynden Pindling 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.
• Lynden Pindling International Airport handled 3,000,000 passengers last year.
• Once all phases are completed, the airport will feature a total terminal area of 571,000 squ­are feet, with 10 jet-bridge capable gates.
• The closest airport to Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) is Andros Town Airport (ASD), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of NAS.
• The furthest airport from Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,746 miles (18,903 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lynden Pindling International Airport was formerly known as Nassau International Airport, and is the largest airport in the Bahamas, and the largest international gateway into the country.