MISSION: Fly along with Barrington from the isolated Magadan, Russia back to the American soil of Nome,
Alaska.
ROUTE:
UHMM direct RIMAL direct URABI G212 BUMAT B233 BETAM G212 YUREE
direct PAOM
Estimated Time of Departure: 0320Z
Date: November 7, 2014
Distance: 950 nm
Estimated Time of Arrival: 0630Z
Fuel: 4900 lbs/ 700 gallons
Flight Time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
WEATHER OVERVIEW:
UHMM: Temperatures will range from -12 to -8 degrees Celsius during the cold winter months in Russia. Expect
to snow and freezing weather!
PAOM: Average temperatures in Nome range from -5 to -12 degrees Celsius with minimal sunshine.
*Note: Select “Real Time” weather option for the flight to experience actual weather conditions.
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE ROUTE
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MAGADAN’S CLOSEST NEIGHBORING CITY IS 1,200 MILES AWAY.
Photo Sources:
Picture 1: "Gunnar Kaasen with Balto" by Brown Brothers - image, website. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunnar_Kaasen_with_Balto.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Gunnar_Kaasen_with_Balto.jpg
Picture 2: http://gentlemanadventurer.travellerspoint.com/185/
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STALIN CREATED THE KOLYMA HIGHWAY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
MEMORIAL “ROAD OF BONES” THROUGH FORCED LABOR OF THE
GULAG PRISONERS.
NOME, ALASKA SEES ABOUT 66 TOTAL HOURS OF SUNSHINE IN
NOVEMBER. (~2 HOURS A DAY!)
BALTO, THE FAMOUS SLED DOG , LED HIS TEAM THROUGH
WHITEOUT SNOW AND DARK SKIES BRINGING LIFE-SAVING
MEDICINE TO NOME.
Photo Sources:
Picture 1: "Gunnar Kaasen with Balto" by Brown Brothers - image, website. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gunnar_Kaasen_with_Balto.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Gunnar_Kaasen_with_Balto.jpg
Picture 2: http://gentlemanadventurer.travellerspoint.com/185/