Nonstop flight route between Alton, Illinois, United States and Lipetsk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(38°53'25"N by 90°2'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°42'11"N by 39°32'17"E)
Distance from ALN to LPK:
5,425.67 miles (8,731.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), Alton, Illinois, United States and Lipetsk Airport (LPK), Lipetsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,426 miles (or 8,732 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 St. Louis Regional Airport and Lipetsk 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 St. Louis Regional Airport and Lipetsk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALN / KALN |
| Airport Name: | St. Louis Regional Airport |
| Location: | Alton, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'25"N by 90°2'45"W |
| Area Served: | Alton, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | St. Louis Regional |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALN |
| More Information: | ALN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPK / UUOL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lipetsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'11"N by 39°32'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 584 feet (178 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPK |
| More Information: | LPK Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN):
- West Star Aviation is the largest fixed base operations company at the airport.
- The 2,250 acres airfield sits at 544 ft MSL.
- The furthest airport from St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of ALN.
- St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) has 2 runways.
- Its operations are paid for by an airport taxation district created in 1946, which collects taxes from property owners in the Madison County townships of Alton, Wood River, Foster and Fort Russell.
- In the spring of 2004 the airport was at the center of a scandal.
- Because of St. Louis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Regional 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.
Facts about Lipetsk Airport (LPK):
- In addition to being known as "Lipetsk Airport", another name for LPK is "Аэропорт Липецк".
- Because of Lipetsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 584 feet, planes can take off or land at Lipetsk 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 Lipetsk Airport (LPK) is Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) SSW of LPK.
- The furthest airport from Lipetsk Airport (LPK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,692 miles (17,208 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lipetsk Airport (LPK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.64 miles (31.61 km) WSW | Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.85 miles (36.78 km) SSW | St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) | Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States | |
| 3 | 26.41 miles (42.50 km) SSE | MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) | Belleville, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 36.08 miles (58.06 km) E | Greenville Airport (GRE) | Greenville, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 36.24 miles (58.32 km) WSW | Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | |
| 6 | 60.74 miles (97.76 km) ESE | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 68.78 miles (110.69 km) NNE | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 75.13 miles (120.92 km) ESE | Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 88.08 miles (141.75 km) SSE | Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) | Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 90.73 miles (146.02 km) NE | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 95.12 miles (153.07 km) NW | Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 96.44 miles (155.20 km) SE | Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) | Marion, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 102.97 miles (165.72 km) ENE | Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 107.04 miles (172.27 km) WSW | Rolla National Airport (VIH) | Rolla, Missouri, United States | |
| 15 | 115.57 miles (186.00 km) W | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.15 miles (17,706.21 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,979.99 miles (17,670.53 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,957.22 miles (17,633.90 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,954.58 miles (17,629.65 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,926.12 miles (17,583.85 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,910.74 miles (17,559.09 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,901.55 miles (17,544.30 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,897.24 miles (17,537.37 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,880.36 miles (17,510.20 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,861.31 miles (17,479.54 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,859.59 miles (17,476.77 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,841.22 miles (17,447.21 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,808.74 miles (17,394.93 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,807.95 miles (17,393.67 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,799.72 miles (17,380.43 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.75 miles (100.98 km) SSW | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 2 | 81.62 miles (131.35 km) E | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 3 | 128.59 miles (206.95 km) N | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.52 miles (239.03 km) W | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 5 | 152.12 miles (244.81 km) WSW | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 6 | 181.87 miles (292.69 km) NW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 7 | 190.28 miles (306.22 km) SW | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 8 | 198.28 miles (319.10 km) NNW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 210.30 miles (338.44 km) NNW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 10 | 210.74 miles (339.15 km) NNW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 219.95 miles (353.98 km) NNW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 12 | 225.89 miles (363.53 km) W | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 13 | 227.30 miles (365.80 km) NNW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 14 | 230.01 miles (370.16 km) E | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 15 | 237.72 miles (382.58 km) SW | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,692.48 miles (17,207.84 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,369.30 miles (16,687.73 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,267.14 miles (16,523.32 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,249.86 miles (16,495.51 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,248.11 miles (16,492.69 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,237.61 miles (16,475.80 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,229.74 miles (16,463.13 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,228.18 miles (16,460.62 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,223.49 miles (16,453.07 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,221.83 miles (16,450.39 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,220.04 miles (16,447.51 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,219.98 miles (16,447.42 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,214.40 miles (16,438.44 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,211.77 miles (16,434.21 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,204.88 miles (16,423.13 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |