Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(55°24'30"N by 37°54'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from DME to UTN:
5,873.94 miles (9,453.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), Moscow, Russia and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,874 miles (or 9,453 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 Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Upington 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 Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DME / UUDD |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME):
- 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 (DME) has 3 runways.
- Domodedovo Airport has one terminal building comprising two separate concourses for domestic and international flights, respectively.
- The closest airport to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) is Bykovo Airport (BKA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of DME.
- Domodedovo is Russia's first airport to have parallel runways operating simultaneously.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Upington Airport serves as an international cargo hub.
- Upington Airport is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- Upington Airport's uncommonly long runway and its strategically advantageous location, close to South Africa's northern borders, makes it ideally placed to serve the African continent.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.00 miles (25.75 km) NNE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia |     |
| 2 | 17.17 miles (27.64 km) WNW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 3 | 28.15 miles (45.30 km) WNW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 4 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) N | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 5 | 43.42 miles (69.88 km) NNW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 85.21 miles (137.14 km) SW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 7 | 97.20 miles (156.43 km) SE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 8 | 128.09 miles (206.15 km) NW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 157.38 miles (253.27 km) NE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 10 | 171.69 miles (276.31 km) NNE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 11 | 187.45 miles (301.67 km) SSW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 12 | 190.03 miles (305.82 km) NNE | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 198.28 miles (319.10 km) SSE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 203.05 miles (326.78 km) NE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 15 | 213.46 miles (343.53 km) SW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,726.13 miles (17,261.99 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,295.00 miles (16,568.16 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,293.41 miles (16,565.60 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,290.73 miles (16,561.28 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,285.15 miles (16,552.31 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,280.37 miles (16,544.61 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,277.60 miles (16,540.15 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,274.07 miles (16,534.47 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,272.53 miles (16,532.00 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,269.72 miles (16,527.47 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,268.57 miles (16,525.62 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,265.23 miles (16,520.25 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,262.19 miles (16,515.35 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,251.28 miles (16,497.79 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,250.00 miles (16,495.74 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |