Nonstop flight route between Knoxville, Tennessee, United States and Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States and Cherepovets (CEE), Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,081 miles (or 8,178 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 McGhee Tyson Airport and Cherepovets, 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 McGhee Tyson Airport and Cherepovets. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS):

• Because of McGhee Tyson Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at McGhee Tyson 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.
• McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) has 2 runways.
• This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 841,237 enplanements in 2011, an increase from 804,917 in 2010.
• In addition to being known as "McGhee Tyson Airport", another name for TYS is "McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base".
• McGhee Tyson Airport handled 1,688,882 passengers last year.
• The fixed base operator at TYS is the Truman-Arnold Company.
• The closest airport to McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of TYS.
• In 1951 the United States Air Force built several facilities on the field and a 7,500-foot runway.
• The furthest airport from McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,348 miles (18,263 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Cherepovets (CEE):

• Cherepovets (CEE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Cherepovets", another name for CEE is "ULBC".
• The furthest airport from Cherepovets (CEE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,642 miles (17,127 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Cherepovets (CEE) is Vologda Airport (VGD), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) E of CEE.
• Because of Cherepovets's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherepovets 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.