Nonstop flight route between Oryol, Russia and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yuzhny Airport (OEL), Oryol, Russia and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,913 miles (or 9,515 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 Yuzhny Airport and NAS Key West, 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 Yuzhny Airport and NAS Key West. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yuzhny Airport (OEL):

• The closest airport to Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Bryansk International Airport (BZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of OEL.
• Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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 addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", other names for OEL include "Аэропорт Южный" and "UUOR".
• Yuzhny Airport (OEL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,440 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• On a broader scale, NAS Key West's national security mission supports operational and readiness requirements for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Air National Guard and Army National Guard units, other federal agencies, and allied military forces.
• Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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.
• The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• During the 1980s and 1990s, Fighter Squadron 45 was also based at NAS Key West to provide air combat adversary services with A-4 Skyhawk II, F-5E/F Freedom Fighter and F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
• In 1946, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 was established at NAS Key West and for the next three decades conducted airborne antisubmarine warfare systems evaluation out of Boca Chica, while Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 1 conducted Atlantic Fleet helicopter fleet replacement training in the SH-3 Sea King out of the former seaplane base at Trumbo Point.
• The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
• After World War I, the base was decommissioned and its personnel were transferred or released.
• By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".