Nonstop flight route between Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia and McCook, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakutsk Airport (YKS), Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia and McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), McCook, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,835 miles (or 7,781 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 Yakutsk Airport and McCook Ben Nelson Regional 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 Yakutsk Airport and McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKS / UEEE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°5'35"N by 129°46'14"E | 
| Area Served: | Yakutsk | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yakutsk Airport State Enterprise | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YKS | 
| More Information: | YKS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCK / KMCK | 
| Airport Name: | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | 
| Location: | McCook, Nebraska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'23"N by 100°35'31"W | 
| Area Served: | McCook, Nebraska | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of McCook | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2583 feet (787 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MCK | 
| More Information: | MCK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yakutsk Airport (YKS):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Magan Airport (GYG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) W of YKS.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yakutsk Airport", another name for YKS is "Аэропорт Якутск / Дьокуускай Аэропорт".
Facts about McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK):
- The furthest airport from McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MCK.
- During World War II an even larger training airfield was built some eight miles north of McCook Regional to train heavy bomber crews.
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) has 3 runways.
- Air Midwest began service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Grand Island and on to Omaha Eppley Airfield and Kansas City International Airport.




