Nonstop flight route between Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia and Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yakutsk Airport (YKS), Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI), Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,044 miles (or 3,290 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 Yakutsk Airport and Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Yakutsk Airport (YKS):

• In addition to being known as "Yakutsk Airport", another name for YKS is "Аэропорт Якутск / Дьокуускай Аэропорт".
• Because of Yakutsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakutsk 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.
• Construction of the airport started in 1931 and was used as a stopover on the ALSIB Alaska-Siberia air route for American planes flying to Europe during World War II.
• Yakutsk Airport (YKS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Yakutsk Airport (meaning Yakutsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Magan Airport (GYG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) W of YKS.

Facts about Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI):

• The furthest airport from Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,447 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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 "Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site", other names for LNI include " " and "AK71".
• The site is controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf.
• The closest airport to Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of LNI.
• Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airstrip was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line radar station at Point Lonely.