Nonstop flight route between Sukhumi, Georgia and Longview, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), Sukhumi, Georgia and East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), Longview, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,535 miles (or 10,516 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 Sukhumi Babushara Airport and East Texas Regional 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 Sukhumi Babushara Airport and East Texas Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI):

• Because of Sukhumi Babushara Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukhumi Babushara 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.
• Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2006 the government of the Republic of Abkhazia expressed its desire to resume international air traffic in the future, however the facility is not recognized as an international airport by ICAO and flights can only be allowed with the permission of the Georgian government.
• The furthest airport from Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,052 miles (17,786 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) is Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NW of SUI.
• Sukhumi Babushara Airport, previously known as Sukhumi Dranda Airport, is the main airport of Abkhazia.

Facts about East Texas Regional Airport (GGG):

• The furthest airport from East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,861 miles (17,479 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Harrison County Airport (ASL), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of GGG.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 24,835 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 24,944 enplanements in 2009, and 21,830 in 2010.
• East Texas Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport located eight nautical miles south of the central business district of Longview, in Gregg County, Texas, United States.
• Because of East Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 365 feet, planes can take off or land at East Texas Regional 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.
• East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) has 2 runways.
• Each summer the airport plays host to the Great Texas Balloon Race, a volunteer-run weekend event held annually since 1980.