Nonstop flight route between West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Chulman, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°54'47"N by 124°54'42"E)
Distance from WYS to NER:
4,707.96 miles (7,576.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER), Chulman, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,708 miles (or 7,577 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 Yellowstone Airport and Chulman Neryungri 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 Yellowstone Airport and Chulman Neryungri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS |
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport |
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W |
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS |
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NER / UELL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chulman, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°54'47"N by 124°54'42"E |
| Area Served: | Chulman and Neryungri |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2812 feet (857 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NER |
| More Information: | NER Maps & Info |
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- West Yellowstone jumpers and tanker are considered national resources.
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The town of West Yellowstone is located at the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,186 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 4,331 enplanements in 2009, and 4,451 in 2010.
Facts about Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER):
- The furthest airport from Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is nearly antipodal to Chulman Neryungri Airport (meaning Chulman Neryungri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Mount Pleasant), and is located 12,060 miles (19,409 kilometers) away in Falkland Islands.
- The closest airport to Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) is Tynda Sigikta (TYD), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) S of NER.
- Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chulman Neryungri Airport", another name for NER is "Аэропорт Нерюнгри(Чульман)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.44 miles (105.31 km) WSW | Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) | Dubois, Idaho, United States |     |
| 2 | 75.27 miles (121.14 km) N | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 77.04 miles (123.98 km) SSE | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 77.10 miles (124.07 km) NNE | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 80.33 miles (129.27 km) WNW | Dillon Airport (DLN) | Dillon, Montana, United States | |
| 6 | 93.93 miles (151.17 km) SSW | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| 7 | 103.65 miles (166.81 km) E | Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD) | Cody, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 110.22 miles (177.38 km) NW | Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) | Butte, Montana, United States | |
| 9 | 137.05 miles (220.56 km) S | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 138.54 miles (222.96 km) WNW | Lemhi County Airport (SMN) | Salmon, Idaho, United States | |
| 11 | 138.97 miles (223.65 km) NNW | Helena Regional Airport (HLN) | Helena, Montana, United States | |
| 12 | 143.29 miles (230.61 km) SSW | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| 13 | 146.22 miles (235.32 km) SSE | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 147.20 miles (236.90 km) ENE | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) | Billings, Montana, United States | |
| 15 | 152.91 miles (246.08 km) W | Challis Airport (CHL) | Challis, Idaho, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,685.32 miles (17,196.31 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,649.51 miles (17,138.68 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,642.38 miles (17,127.21 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,624.06 miles (17,097.73 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,607.91 miles (17,071.73 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,504.60 miles (16,905.47 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,436.87 miles (16,796.47 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,408.71 miles (16,751.15 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,306.99 miles (16,587.45 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,306.30 miles (16,586.34 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,290.50 miles (16,560.92 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,282.90 miles (16,548.69 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,264.66 miles (16,519.33 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,241.47 miles (16,482.00 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,232.71 miles (16,467.90 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 112.74 miles (181.44 km) S | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 2 | 118.17 miles (190.17 km) N | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 3 | 240.70 miles (387.37 km) S | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 4 | 288.92 miles (464.98 km) NNW | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 292.99 miles (471.52 km) SSW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 393.65 miles (633.52 km) NNE | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 396.13 miles (637.51 km) NNE | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 417.05 miles (671.17 km) NE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 459.77 miles (739.92 km) SSE | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 475.97 miles (766.00 km) SSE | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 11 | 479.18 miles (771.17 km) NNW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 485.27 miles (780.96 km) NNW | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 495.06 miles (796.72 km) NNW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 541.55 miles (871.54 km) NW | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 572.56 miles (921.45 km) SSW | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,060.10 miles (19,408.80 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 2 | 12,059.75 miles (19,408.24 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 12,047.61 miles (19,388.70 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 4 | 11,906.26 miles (19,161.22 km) E | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,895.23 miles (19,143.47 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,757.72 miles (18,922.16 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,757.46 miles (18,921.76 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,657.28 miles (18,760.53 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,648.78 miles (18,746.84 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,607.26 miles (18,680.02 km) ESE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,601.24 miles (18,670.33 km) ESE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,597.18 miles (18,663.80 km) SE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,503.70 miles (18,513.37 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,453.33 miles (18,432.30 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,442.78 miles (18,415.32 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |