Nonstop flight route between Kursk, Russia and Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vostochny Airport (URS), Kursk, Russia and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH), Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,909 miles (or 14,337 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 Vostochny Airport and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, 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 Vostochny Airport and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | URS / UUOK |
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Location: | Kursk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence Russian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Joint, Russian Air Force |
Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from URS |
More Information: | URS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EVH / YEVD |
Airport Name: | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome |
Location: | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'35"S by 153°25'11"E |
Operator/Owner: | Richmond Valley Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EVH |
More Information: | EVH Maps & Info |
Facts about Vostochny Airport (URS):
- The furthest airport from Vostochny Airport (URS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,439 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Vostochny Airport", another name for URS is "Аэропорт Восточный".
- Because of Vostochny Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vostochny 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 Vostochny Airport (URS) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of URS.
- Vostochny Airport (URS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH):
- The closest airport to Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of EVH.
- Because of Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome 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 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,902 miles (19,154 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Following the war, the airfield briefly used for commercial air traffic, with Butler Air Transport being the main airline offering services.
- As of June 2012 only runway 18/36 remains in use, with a sealed surface 1,303 m long.
- In late 1941 with Japan entering the war, the proximity of RAAF Evans Head to Brisbane made the base an important defensive asset in the event of an attack.
- Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1943, 1BAGS was disbanded and No 1 Air Observers School relocated from RAAF Station Cootamundra to Evans Head, flying mainly Avro Anson and CAC Wackett aircraft.