Nonstop flight route between Saransk, Russia and Fort Stockton, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saransk Airport (SKX), Saransk, Russia and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST), Fort Stockton, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,261 miles (or 10,075 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 Saransk Airport and Fort Stockton-Pecos County 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 Saransk Airport and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKX / UWPS | 
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| Location: | Saransk, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°7'30"N by 45°12'54"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 676 feet (206 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKX | 
| More Information: | SKX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FST / KFST | 
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| Location: | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°54'54"N by 102°54'46"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3011 feet (918 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FST | 
| More Information: | FST Maps & Info | 
Facts about Saransk Airport (SKX):
- The closest airport to Saransk Airport (SKX) is Penza Airport (PEZ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of SKX.
 - Because of Saransk Airport's relatively low elevation of 676 feet, planes can take off or land at Saransk 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.
 - Saransk Airport (SKX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Saransk Airport", another name for SKX is "Аэропорт Саранск".
 - The furthest airport from Saransk Airport (SKX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,451 miles (16,820 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
Facts about Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST):
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) has 4 runways.
 - The closest airport to Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NW of FST.
 - Airline flights ended in 1960.
 - The furthest airport from Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - In addition to being known as "Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport", another name for FST is "Gibbs Army Airfield".
 - Inactivated on 12 March 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
 - The airport opened as Gibbs Field, or Fort Stockton Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base during World War II.
 
