Nonstop flight route between Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Zyryanka Airport (ZKP), Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,861 miles (or 7,823 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport and Zyryanka 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport and Zyryanka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZKP / UESU |
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Location: | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°44'17"N by 150°42'28"E |
Area Served: | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZKP |
More Information: | ZKP Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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 1959, NASA acquired the former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, and engineering and administrative activities were moved to this location.
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Zyryanka Airport (ZKP):
- Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Zyryanka Airport", another name for ZKP is "Аэропорт «Зырянка»".
- The furthest airport from Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,513 miles (18,529 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) is Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK), which is located 146 miles (235 kilometers) NNE of ZKP.