Nonstop flight route between Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Kaluga, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°32'48"N by 36°22'8"E)
Distance from CWF to KLF:
5,857.80 miles (9,427.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States and Grabtsevo Airport (KLF), Kaluga, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,858 miles (or 9,427 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 Chennault International Airport and Grabtsevo 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 Chennault International Airport and Grabtsevo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
| Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
| More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLF / UUBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kaluga, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°32'48"N by 36°22'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Volkswagen Rus OOO |
| Airport Type: | Public / private |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLF |
| More Information: | KLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault International 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.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
- It was previously Chennault Air Force Base and before that, Lake Charles Air Force Base' and Lake Charles Army Air Field, and as such, was home to the now inactivated 44th Bombardment Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Chennault International Airport covers an area of 1,310 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
Facts about Grabtsevo Airport (KLF):
- The furthest airport from Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,799 miles (17,380 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located 80 miles (130 kilometers) NNE of KLF.
- Because of Grabtsevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Grabtsevo 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.
- Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Grabtsevo Airport", another name for KLF is "Аэропорт Грабцево".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.55 miles (12.15 km) SW | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.49 miles (71.59 km) NNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 55.45 miles (89.23 km) WSW | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) W | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 66.68 miles (107.32 km) ENE | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) E | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.19 miles (122.62 km) E | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.86 miles (136.57 km) NNE | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 96.05 miles (154.57 km) NNE | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 105.15 miles (169.22 km) ENE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 112.19 miles (180.55 km) WSW | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 113.41 miles (182.52 km) ESE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 118.78 miles (191.16 km) NW | Angelina County Airport (LFK) | Lufkin, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 120.87 miles (194.53 km) E | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 15 | 121.99 miles (196.33 km) WSW | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,037.44 miles (17,763.00 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,802.32 miles (17,384.60 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,784.42 miles (17,355.79 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,774.92 miles (17,340.51 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,768.70 miles (17,330.50 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,763.34 miles (17,321.87 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,758.28 miles (17,313.74 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,757.53 miles (17,312.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,751.67 miles (17,303.08 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,740.43 miles (17,285.00 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,735.70 miles (17,277.39 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,720.84 miles (17,253.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,715.15 miles (17,244.32 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,710.93 miles (17,237.53 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,708.75 miles (17,234.02 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.48 miles (129.52 km) NNE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 80.75 miles (129.96 km) NNE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 85.21 miles (137.14 km) NE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 4 | 100.07 miles (161.05 km) NE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 5 | 106.79 miles (171.86 km) NNE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 112.36 miles (180.83 km) S | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 7 | 113.65 miles (182.90 km) NE | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 8 | 128.25 miles (206.39 km) SW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 9 | 139.68 miles (224.80 km) E | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 10 | 159.19 miles (256.19 km) N | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 172.58 miles (277.75 km) W | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 12 | 181.87 miles (292.69 km) SE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 193.14 miles (310.83 km) S | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 14 | 222.80 miles (358.56 km) SSE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 15 | 241.31 miles (388.35 km) ESE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,799.21 miles (17,379.60 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,363.64 miles (16,678.62 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,353.15 miles (16,661.73 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,351.26 miles (16,658.70 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,349.28 miles (16,655.52 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,347.23 miles (16,652.21 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,346.97 miles (16,651.79 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,346.69 miles (16,651.34 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,342.71 miles (16,644.93 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,336.93 miles (16,635.64 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,335.01 miles (16,632.55 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,333.19 miles (16,629.62 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,330.32 miles (16,624.99 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,318.06 miles (16,605.27 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,305.92 miles (16,585.74 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |