Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Moscow, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,533 miles (or 8,905 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 Moody Air Force Base and Moscow Domodedovo 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 Moody Air Force Base and Moscow Domodedovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DME / UUDD |
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Location: | Moscow, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°24'30"N by 37°54'21"E |
Area Served: | Moscow, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 588 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DME |
More Information: | DME Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- Moody AFB is the home of the 23d Wing of the Air Combat Command.
- On 1 September 1951, Moody was formally transferred from SAC to ATC.
- Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.
- As part of the realignment of the post Cold-War Air Force, HQ ACC converted and realigned the 347th Fighter Wing to the 347th Wing on 1 July 1994, with a new mission being that of a force projection, air/land composite wing.
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- The base had its beginning in 1940 when a group of concerned Valdosta and Lowndes County citizens began searching for a way to assist the expanding defense program.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- In 1965, the Cessna T-41A, a four-seat, single-engine, propeller-driven training aircraft based on the Cessna 172 arrived at Moody and was used in the initial phases of student training.
- Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.
Facts about Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME):
- Services from Domodedovo began in March 1964 with a flight to Sverdlovsk using a Tupolev 104.
- The closest airport to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Bykovo Airport (BKA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of DME.
- Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) has 3 runways.
- Because of Moscow Domodedovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 588 feet, planes can take off or land at Moscow Domodedovo 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.
- Moscow Domodedovo Airport or Domodedovo International Airport is an international airport located on the territory of Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 42 kilometres south-southeast from the centre of Moscow.
- The airport has a railway station with service to the Paveletsky Rail Terminal in central Moscow.
- The furthest airport from Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,726 miles (17,262 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Domodedovo is Russia's first airport to have parallel runways operating simultaneously.
- The identity of East Line's owners controlling the operations at Domodedovo Airport was vague with traces leading to offshore companies.
- In addition to being known as "Moscow Domodedovo Airport", another name for DME is "Московский аэропорт Домодедово".