Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK), Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,980 miles (or 8,015 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 RAF Fairford and Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba, 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 RAF Fairford and Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KXK / UHKK |
Airport Name: | Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba |
Location: | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°24'29"N by 136°55'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Russian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KXK |
More Information: | KXK Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
- Due to RAF Fairford's location and infrastructure, the airfield is designated as a forward operating location for the US Air Force.
- RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- RAF Fairford was the only TransOceanic Abort Landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle in the UK.
Facts about Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK):
- The closest airport to Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) is Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV), which is located 152 miles (244 kilometers) SSW of KXK.
- The furthest airport from Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Because of Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba 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.
- Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) currently has only 1 runway.