Nonstop flight route between Arkhangelsk, Russia and Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga:
Departure Airport:
(64°35'59"N by 40°43'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W)
Distance from ARH to HPA:
8,947.46 miles (14,399.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Talagi Airport (ARH), Arkhangelsk, Russia and Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,947 miles (or 14,400 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 Talagi Airport and Lifuka Island 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 Talagi Airport and Lifuka Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARH / ULAA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arkhangelsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°35'59"N by 40°43'0"E |
| Area Served: | Arkhangelsk |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Arkhangelsk Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARH |
| More Information: | ARH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPA / NFTL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HPA |
| More Information: | HPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Talagi Airport (ARH):
- In addition to being known as "Talagi Airport", another name for ARH is "Аэропорт Талаги".
- Because of Talagi Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Talagi 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 Soviet Air Defence Forces had a presence at this airfield with 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 518 IAP) flying Tupolev Tu-128 from 1966 onward.
- Talagi Airport (ARH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Talagi Airport (ARH) is Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) E of ARH.
- The furthest airport from Talagi Airport (ARH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,412 miles (16,756 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Lifuka Island Airport (HPA):
- The furthest airport from Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is In Guezzam Airport (INF), which is nearly antipodal to Lifuka Island Airport (meaning Lifuka Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from In Guezzam Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in In Guezzam, Algeria.
- In addition to being known as "Lifuka Island Airport", another name for HPA is "Salote Pilolevu Airport".
- Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lifuka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Lifuka Island 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 Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SSW of HPA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 148.93 miles (239.67 km) E | Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) | Leshukonskoye, Russia |     |
| 2 | 149.46 miles (240.53 km) WNW | Solovki (CSH) | Solovetsky Islands, Russia | |
| 3 | 276.94 miles (445.69 km) SW | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 281.05 miles (452.30 km) NW | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 298.72 miles (480.74 km) SE | Kotlas Airport (KSZ) | Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 316.34 miles (509.10 km) SE | Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) | Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia | |
| 7 | 344.72 miles (554.77 km) WNW | Kuusamo Airport (KAO) | Kuusamo, Finland | |
| 8 | 361.25 miles (581.38 km) NNW | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 9 | 365.29 miles (587.87 km) WSW | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 10 | 368.31 miles (592.73 km) S | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 11 | 369.27 miles (594.29 km) WSW | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 12 | 375.85 miles (604.86 km) ESE | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW) | Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 377.96 miles (608.26 km) SSW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 388.30 miles (624.91 km) W | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 15 | 400.83 miles (645.08 km) E | Ukhta (UCT) | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,411.73 miles (16,756.02 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,157.06 miles (16,346.16 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,148.43 miles (16,332.27 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,129.88 miles (16,302.41 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,128.22 miles (16,299.76 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,113.92 miles (16,276.74 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 7 | 10,096.80 miles (16,249.19 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,093.51 miles (16,243.89 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,090.86 miles (16,239.63 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,088.62 miles (16,236.01 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,064.43 miles (16,197.09 km) E | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,062.68 miles (16,194.27 km) E | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,058.39 miles (16,187.37 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,042.80 miles (16,162.28 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,035.16 miles (16,149.98 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 2 | 291.70 miles (469.45 km) E | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 3 | 302.72 miles (487.18 km) NNW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 4 | 356.03 miles (572.98 km) WNW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 5 | 381.73 miles (614.34 km) WNW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 6 | 438.88 miles (706.31 km) NNE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 439.09 miles (706.65 km) NNE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 441.64 miles (710.75 km) WNW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 444.19 miles (714.85 km) NNE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 10 | 447.91 miles (720.84 km) NNE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 449.50 miles (723.40 km) NNE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 450.65 miles (725.24 km) NNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 466.30 miles (750.44 km) NNW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 473.44 miles (761.93 km) WNW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 473.72 miles (762.38 km) WNW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.74 miles (19,989.19 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 2 | 12,306.55 miles (19,805.42 km) WNW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,226.72 miles (19,676.95 km) N | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 4 | 12,189.26 miles (19,616.67 km) NW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 12,111.36 miles (19,491.30 km) ENE | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 6 | 12,097.71 miles (19,469.33 km) N | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,041.40 miles (19,378.71 km) NW | Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) | Djanet, Algeria | |
| 8 | 11,992.56 miles (19,300.11 km) ENE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 9 | 11,992.55 miles (19,300.09 km) NNW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 10 | 11,968.32 miles (19,261.10 km) NW | Ghat Airport (GHT) | Ghat, Libya | |
| 11 | 11,967.70 miles (19,260.09 km) NNW | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 12 | 11,944.41 miles (19,222.61 km) NNE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 11,930.92 miles (19,200.91 km) NE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 11,902.37 miles (19,154.96 km) NE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 11,888.17 miles (19,132.10 km) NE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |