Why don t planes fly from Alaska to Russia?
Why don t planes fly from Alaska to Russia? Unfortunately, airlines can't just fly eastward from Russia to the USA due to the curvature of the Earth. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and since our planet is round, flying in a straight line would mean that planes would eventually end up back where they started!
Can you take a ferry from Alaska to Russia?
Can you Take a Ferry Between Alaska and Russia? No, there are no passenger ferries that travel between legal ports of entry in Alaska and Russia. While there are plenty of cargo ships that make the journey across the Bering Strait, there are none that allow passengers or passenger vehicles.
Why don t US airlines fly to Russia?
More than 55 global airlines still fly over Russia, including to and from the US: 'a crisis in the making' The US and most countries in Europe closed their airspace to Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Still, dozens of airlines — mostly in Asia and the Middle East — continue to overfly Russia.