Nonstop flight route between Pilot Point, Alaska, United States and Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States and Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,392 miles (or 8,678 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 Ugashik Bay Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia, 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 Ugashik Bay Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB):

• Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Ugashik Bay Airport is a public use airport located 11 nautical miles south-southwest of the central business district of Pilot Point, near Ugashik Bay in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of UGB.
• The furthest airport from Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,819 miles (17,411 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Ugashik Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik Bay 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.

Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):

• Sochi International Airport is an airport located in Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
• On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles.
• Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
• Regularly scheduled international departures and arrivals began in 1981.
• The Sochi airport is certificated by Aviation Register of the MAC for its suitability for international flights.
• In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
• Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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.