Nonstop flight route between Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia and West Lafayette, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tynda Sigikta (TYD), Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia and Purdue University Airport (LAF), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,566 miles (or 8,958 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 Tynda Sigikta and Purdue University 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 Tynda Sigikta and Purdue University Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tynda Sigikta (TYD):

• Tynda Sigikta (TYD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tynda Sigikta (TYD) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Tynda Sigikta (meaning Tynda Sigikta is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,581 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
• The closest airport to Tynda Sigikta (TYD) is Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) N of TYD.

Facts about Purdue University Airport (LAF):

• Purdue University Airport also had its own airline, Purdue Airlines in the 1960s and 1970s.
• The furthest airport from Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the early 60s, runway 10-28 and a larger hangar were built to support the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction with two DC-6 aircraft.
• Purdue University Airport (LAF) has 2 runways.
• Because of Purdue University Airport's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Purdue University 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.
• Runway 23 has a displaced threshold, which shortens the runway to 3,913 ft for landing operations.
• The closest airport to Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NW of LAF.