Nonstop flight route between Ulyanovsk, Russia and Haifa, Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), Ulyanovsk, Russia and Haifa Airport (HFA), Haifa, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,618 miles (or 2,603 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 relatively short distance between Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport and Haifa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV):

• Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) currently has only 1 runway.
• During April 2013, a terminal remodel was completed to accommodate a steady increase in passenger traffic to the area, resulting from increased corporate investment in the Ulyanovsk area.
• In addition to being known as "Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport", another name for ULV is "Аэропорт Ульяновск-Баратаевка".
• The closest airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of ULV.
• Because of Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulyanovsk Baratayevka 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.
• Towards the end of the Cold War there has been an OVTAP located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Haifa Airport (HFA):

• The closest airport to Haifa Airport (HFA) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of HFA.
• Haifa Airport (HFA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Haifa Airport (HFA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,620 miles (18,700 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• 2007 saw the first rise in passenger numbers and aircraft movements since 2002 with an increase of 25% in passenger numbers and a 7% increase in aircraft movements over the previous year.
• Because of Haifa Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Haifa 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.
• In addition to being known as "Haifa Airport", another name for HFA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה חֵיפָה".
• The airport reopened for passenger traffic in 1948 with flights operated by Cyprus Airways.