Nonstop flight route between Walterboro, South Carolina, United States and Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(32°55'15"N by 80°38'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(66°25'0"N by 112°2'59"E)
Distance from RBW to PYJ:
5,540.28 miles (8,916.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, United States and Polyarny Airport (PYJ), Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,540 miles (or 8,916 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport and Polyarny 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport and Polyarny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBW / KRBW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'15"N by 80°38'26"W |
| Area Served: | Walterboro, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Walterboro & Colleton County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBW |
| More Information: | RBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PYJ / UERP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°25'0"N by 112°2'59"E |
| Area Served: | Udachny |
| Operator/Owner: | Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1670 feet (509 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PYJ |
| More Information: | PYJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW):
- Because of Lowcountry Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowcountry Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Charleston International Airport (CHS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of RBW.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Walterboro, a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) has 3 runways.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport covers an area of 1,400 acres at an elevation of 101 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Walterboro AAF also hosted the largest camouflage school in the United States, as well as a 250 person Prisoner of War Camp.
- Initially Walterboro AAF was used primarily for training of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber pilots and aircrews, acting a sub-base of Columbia Army Airfield for follow-on training prior to the units being deployed to overseas combat theaters.
- In addition to being known as "Lowcountry Regional Airport", another name for RBW is "Walterboro Army Airfield".
Facts about Polyarny Airport (PYJ):
- The closest airport to Polyarny Airport (PYJ) is Olenyok Airport (ONK), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) N of PYJ.
- The furthest airport from Polyarny Airport (PYJ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Polyarny Airport (meaning Polyarny Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Polyarny Airport", another name for PYJ is "Аэропорт Полярный".
- Polyarny Airport (PYJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.84 miles (56.07 km) E | Charleston International Airport (CHS) | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 35.16 miles (56.59 km) S | Beaufort County Airport (BFT) | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 39.13 miles (62.97 km) NNW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 48.25 miles (77.65 km) S | Hilton Head Airport (HHH) | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 49.14 miles (79.08 km) WNW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 63.85 miles (102.76 km) SSW | Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) | Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States | |
| 7 | 69.49 miles (111.84 km) SSW | Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) | Savannah, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 69.69 miles (112.16 km) N | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 70.57 miles (113.58 km) WSW | Statesboro-Bulloch County AirportStatesboro Army Air Field (TBR) | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) N | Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 74.14 miles (119.31 km) ENE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 75.34 miles (121.25 km) NNW | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) NNW | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 75.92 miles (122.19 km) NNE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) NW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,527.33 miles (18,551.40 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,509.92 miles (18,523.38 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,496.66 miles (18,502.04 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,493.30 miles (18,496.62 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,492.37 miles (18,495.12 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,483.97 miles (18,481.62 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,478.51 miles (18,472.82 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,473.44 miles (18,464.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,467.65 miles (18,455.35 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,466.93 miles (18,454.18 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,454.26 miles (18,433.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,430.10 miles (18,394.91 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,418.92 miles (18,376.92 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,409.72 miles (18,362.12 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,380.39 miles (18,314.92 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 145.46 miles (234.10 km) N | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 274.55 miles (441.85 km) SSE | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 283.68 miles (456.54 km) SE | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 315.37 miles (507.53 km) SE | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 334.99 miles (539.12 km) ESE | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 375.57 miles (604.43 km) SSW | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 448.53 miles (721.84 km) NNW | Khatanga (HTG) | Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 8 | 489.57 miles (787.89 km) SE | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 500.13 miles (804.88 km) ENE | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 550.13 miles (885.35 km) NE | Tiksi Airport (IKS) | Tiksi, Russia | |
| 11 | 600.51 miles (966.43 km) ESE | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 606.95 miles (976.78 km) ESE | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 610.70 miles (982.82 km) SSW | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 612.88 miles (986.34 km) ENE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 646.98 miles (1,041.21 km) SSW | Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,040.85 miles (19,377.81 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,637.08 miles (18,728.01 km) S | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,563.74 miles (18,609.99 km) S | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,504.71 miles (18,514.98 km) S | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,412.57 miles (18,366.71 km) S | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,405.71 miles (18,355.66 km) S | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,376.45 miles (18,308.58 km) SSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 8 | 11,359.96 miles (18,282.03 km) SSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 11,315.08 miles (18,209.81 km) S | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,312.58 miles (18,205.79 km) S | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,215.88 miles (18,050.16 km) S | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,143.94 miles (17,934.39 km) S | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,101.40 miles (17,865.92 km) S | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,059.60 miles (17,798.66 km) S | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,058.85 miles (17,797.45 km) S | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |