Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Petropavl, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Petropavl Airport (PPK), Petropavl, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,441 miles (or 8,757 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 Stewart International Airport and Petropavl 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 Stewart International Airport and Petropavl Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):

• The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Federal law at the time required that all airports providing passenger service had to be owned by some public entity.
• In 1994 George Pataki campaigned on improving efficiencies by privatizing money-losing state projects.
• The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
• Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
• Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
• The next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
• After the creation of the United States Air Force following World War II, the army airfield was converted to an air force base while still being used for training of cadets at West Point.
• One local hunter, Ben Kissam, formed the Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition in 1987 to oppose efforts to develop the lands.
• In 1997 the state formally began, through the Empire State Development Corporation, the process of soliciting bids for a 99-year lease on the airport and, potentially, the adjacent undeveloped lands as well, whatever bidders wanted.
• During World War II many barracks and other buildings, which still stand, were built on the base.
• By the time the land was finally available, the 1973 oil crisis and the attendant increase in the price of jet fuel had forced airlines to cut back, and some of the airport's original backers began arguing it was no longer economically viable.

Facts about Petropavl Airport (PPK):

• In addition to being known as "Petropavl Airport", another name for PPK is "Petropavlovsk Airport".
• Petropavl Airport (PPK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Petropavl Airport (PPK) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,859 miles (17,475 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Because of Petropavl Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Petropavl 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 Petropavl Airport (PPK) is Kokshetau Airport (KOV), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) S of PPK.