Nonstop flight route between Lancaster, California, United States and Donetsk, Ukraine:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), Donetsk, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,525 miles (or 10,501 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJF / KWJF |
Airport Name: | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield |
Location: | Lancaster, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'27"N by 118°13'6"W |
Area Served: | Lancaster, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2351 feet (717 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WJF |
More Information: | WJF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOK / UKCC |
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Location: | Donetsk, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°4'30"N by 37°43'32"E |
Area Served: | Donetsk, Ukraine |
Airport Type: | Public (all civilian activity suspended due to civ |
Elevation: | 781 feet (238 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DOK |
More Information: | DOK Maps & Info |
Facts about General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF):
- The closest airport to General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of WJF.
- On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
- General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,432 miles (18,399 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK):
- The furthest airport from Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,782 miles (17,352 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 26 May 2014, Pro-Russian rebels stormed and took control of the airport soon after the new president Petro Poroshenko won the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election.
- The closest airport to Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Mariupol International Airport (MPW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of DOK.
- Because of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport's relatively low elevation of 781 feet, planes can take off or land at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev 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.
- In the 1990s, Donetsk Airport experienced a number of criminal incidents.
- In addition to being known as "Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport", another name for DOK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк"".