Nonstop flight route between Skwentna, Alaska, United States and Mirgorod, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skwentna Airport (SKW), Skwentna, Alaska, United States and Myrhorod Airport (MXR), Mirgorod, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,701 miles (or 7,565 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 Skwentna Airport and Myrhorod 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 Skwentna Airport and Myrhorod Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKW / PASW |
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| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°57'55"N by 151°11'29"W |
| Area Served: | Skwentna, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKW |
| More Information: | SKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXR / |
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| Location: | Mirgorod, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'54"N by 33°38'21"E |
| Area Served: | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public/military (Soviet Air Forces, now Ukrainian |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXR |
| More Information: | MXR Maps & Info |
Facts about Skwentna Airport (SKW):
- In addition to being known as "Skwentna Airport", another name for SKW is "Skwentna".
- Because of Skwentna Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Skwentna 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 closest airport to Skwentna Airport (SKW) is Willow Airport (WOW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ESE of SKW.
- Skwentna Airport (SKW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Skwentna Airport (SKW) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,498 miles (16,896 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Myrhorod Airport (MXR):
- In addition to being known as "Myrhorod Airport", another name for MXR is "Аеропорт «Миргород»".
- Myrhorod Airport (MXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,965 miles (17,646 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Aircraft would land at the field from either Great Britain or Southern Italy after attacking Axis targets in Eastern Europe.
- Today it is home to the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, Air Command Centre, Ukrainian Air Force.
- The closest airport to Myrhorod Airport (MXR) is Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of MXR.
