Nonstop flight route between Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine and Birch Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luhansk International Airport (VSG), Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine and Birch Creek Airport (KBC), Birch Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,508 miles (or 7,254 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 Luhansk International Airport and Birch Creek 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 Luhansk International Airport and Birch Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VSG / UKCW |
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| Location: | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'4"N by 39°22'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VSG |
| More Information: | VSG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBC / |
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| Location: | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°16'26"N by 145°49'27"W |
| Area Served: | Birch Creek, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBC |
| More Information: | KBC Maps & Info |
Facts about Luhansk International Airport (VSG):
- Because of Luhansk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Luhansk 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.
- Luhansk International Airport (VSG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Luhansk International Airport", another name for VSG is ""Міжнародний аеропорт Луганськ"".
- The furthest airport from Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,708 miles (17,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) WSW of VSG.
Facts about Birch Creek Airport (KBC):
- Because of Birch Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Birch Creek 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 Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of KBC.
- The furthest airport from Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,178 miles (16,381 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Birch Creek Airport", another name for KBC is "Z91".
- Birch Creek Airport (KBC) currently has only 1 runway.
