Nonstop flight route between Bangor, Maine, United States and Moscow, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bangor International Airport (BGR), Bangor, Maine, United States and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,280 miles (or 6,888 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 Bangor International Airport and Vnukovo International 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 Bangor International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGR / KBGR |
Airport Name: | Bangor International Airport |
Location: | Bangor, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°48'25"N by 68°49'41"W |
Area Served: | Bangor, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGR |
More Information: | BGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VKO / UUWW |
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Location: | Moscow, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°35'45"N by 37°16'2"E |
Area Served: | Moscow |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Vnukovo Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VKO |
More Information: | VKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bangor International Airport (BGR):
- The furthest airport from Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,670 miles (18,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1977, Erwin Kreuz, a 50-year-old West German brewery worker on his way to San Francisco, stepped off a refueling charter flight in the mistaken belief that he had reached his destination.
- Because of Bangor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Bangor 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.
- In October 1969, a Trans World Airlines plane that had been hijacked in California refueled in Bangor on its way to Rome, where the hijacker was captured.
- Most regular flights in and out of Bangor are connections to relatively close destinations.
- Bangor International Airport began as Godfrey Field in the 1920s, on land owned by local attorney Edward Rawson Godfrey.
- Bangor International Airport (BGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NE of BGR.
Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):
- Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
- Aeroexpress direct line connects Vnukovo Airport and Kiyevsky Rail Terminal in Moscow city centre.
- Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
- On 15 September 1956, the Tupolev Tu-104 jetliner made its first passenger flight from Moscow Vnukovo to Irkutsk via Omsk.
- A massive reconstruction and strategic development programme commenced at Vnukovo International in late 2003, following the transfer by the Federal Government of the controlling stake in the airport to the Government of Moscow.
- In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".
- The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
- The Tupolev airliner rework facility is located at the edge of the airport, and major overhaul and modification programmes are carried out in several large aircraft hangars.
- Because of Vnukovo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vnukovo 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.
- The furthest airport from Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,747 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.