Nonstop flight route between Brest, France and Smolensk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(48°26'49"N by 4°25'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°44'41"N by 32°3'53"E)
Distance from BES to LNX:
1,605.13 miles (2,583.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), Brest, France and Smolensk South Airport (LNX), Smolensk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,605 miles (or 2,583 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 relatively short distance between Brest Bretagne Airport and Smolensk South Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BES / LFRB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brest, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°26'49"N by 4°25'18"W |
| Area Served: | Brest, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BES |
| More Information: | BES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNX / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Smolensk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°44'41"N by 32°3'53"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 725 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNX |
| More Information: | LNX Maps & Info |
Facts about Brest Bretagne Airport (BES):
- In summer of 2011, long-due replacement of the ILS all-weather landing system causes numerous aborted landings/re-routing of passenger jets when foggy conditions occur, affecting all companies operating to/from this airport.
- Because of Brest Bretagne Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest Bretagne 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.
- In addition to being known as "Brest Bretagne Airport", another name for BES is "Aéroport de Brest Bretagne".
- The furthest airport from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Brest Bretagne Airport (meaning Brest Bretagne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) is Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of BES.
- Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) has 2 runways.
Facts about Smolensk South Airport (LNX):
- The furthest airport from Smolensk South Airport (LNX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,961 miles (17,640 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Smolensk South Airport (LNX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Smolensk South Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Smolensk South 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 Smolensk South Airport (LNX) is Mogilev Airport (MVQ), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of LNX.
- In addition to being known as "Smolensk South Airport", other names for LNX include "Smolensk-Yuzhniy", "Смоленск-Южный" and "UUBS".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.65 miles (47.72 km) ENE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France |     |
| 2 | 34.66 miles (55.78 km) SSE | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 3 | 48.20 miles (77.57 km) ENE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 4 | 65.59 miles (105.56 km) SE | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 5 | 71.93 miles (115.76 km) E | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 6 | 93.13 miles (149.88 km) ESE | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 7 | 107.12 miles (172.39 km) NE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 107.61 miles (173.17 km) E | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 9 | 114.09 miles (183.62 km) ENE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 126.39 miles (203.41 km) E | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 11 | 127.49 miles (205.17 km) NNW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 131.88 miles (212.24 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 132.47 miles (213.19 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 134.72 miles (216.81 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 137.23 miles (220.86 km) N | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,130.14 miles (19,521.51 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,115.81 miles (19,498.45 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,083.29 miles (19,446.13 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,074.55 miles (19,432.06 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,073.07 miles (19,429.67 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,069.43 miles (19,423.82 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,068.19 miles (19,421.83 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,064.40 miles (19,415.72 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,041.24 miles (19,378.44 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,035.89 miles (19,369.84 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,029.09 miles (19,358.89 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,021.63 miles (19,346.90 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,009.86 miles (19,327.94 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,001.24 miles (19,314.08 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,989.65 miles (19,295.43 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.29 miles (154.96 km) WSW | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 2 | 126.56 miles (203.68 km) NNW | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 136.18 miles (219.15 km) SE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 4 | 159.15 miles (256.13 km) SSW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 5 | 172.58 miles (277.75 km) E | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 6 | 173.08 miles (278.55 km) WSW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 7 | 192.27 miles (309.43 km) WSW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 8 | 203.08 miles (326.82 km) NE | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 203.41 miles (327.36 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 10 | 213.50 miles (343.59 km) ENE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 11 | 221.35 miles (356.23 km) ENE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 226.51 miles (364.54 km) ENE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 227.51 miles (366.14 km) WNW | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 14 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) S | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 235.47 miles (378.95 km) ENE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,960.72 miles (17,639.53 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,528.85 miles (16,944.50 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,525.38 miles (16,938.91 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,522.89 miles (16,934.91 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,519.37 miles (16,929.24 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,515.46 miles (16,922.96 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,513.06 miles (16,919.09 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,507.65 miles (16,910.39 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,506.27 miles (16,908.17 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,504.44 miles (16,905.22 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,501.51 miles (16,900.51 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,500.70 miles (16,899.20 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,497.52 miles (16,894.07 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,485.38 miles (16,874.55 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,478.50 miles (16,863.48 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |