Nonstop flight route between Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sakkyryr Airport (SUK), Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,703 miles (or 5,960 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 Sakkyryr Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Sakkyryr Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sakkyryr Airport (SUK):

• The closest airport to Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) is Batagay Airport (BQJ), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) E of SUK.
• In addition to being known as "Sakkyryr Airport", another name for SUK is "Аэропорт Саккырыр".
• Because of Sakkyryr Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Sakkyryr 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 furthest airport from Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,964 miles (19,254 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Wake Island Airfield is a military airport located on Wake Island, which is known for the Battle of Wake Island.
• Japan Airlines used both Wake Island and Honolulu as stops on its initial Tokyo-San Francisco service using Douglas DC-6s in the mid-1950s.
• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.