Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(63°17'49"N by 118°20'48"E)
Distance from ELS to NYR:
8,247.75 miles (13,273.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Nyurba Airport (NYR), Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,248 miles (or 13,273 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 East London Airport and Nyurba 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 East London Airport and Nyurba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
| Airport Name: | East London Airport |
| Location: | East London, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
| Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
| More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYR / UENN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°17'49"N by 118°20'48"E |
| Area Served: | Nyurba, Nyurbinsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NYR |
| More Information: | NYR Maps & Info |
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- The airport was renamed in 1994.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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 airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
Facts about Nyurba Airport (NYR):
- Nyurba Airport (NYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nyurba Airport (NYR) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) ENE of NYR.
- The furthest airport from Nyurba Airport (NYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Nyurba Airport (meaning Nyurba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,832 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Nyurba Airport", another name for NYR is "Аэропорт Нюрба".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) WSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 114.31 miles (183.96 km) NNE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 3 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) WSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 210.82 miles (339.28 km) NE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 221.32 miles (356.17 km) N | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 222.73 miles (358.45 km) NNE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) N | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 228.78 miles (368.18 km) N | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 247.37 miles (398.09 km) N | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 269.67 miles (433.99 km) NNE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 279.14 miles (449.23 km) NNE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 286.72 miles (461.43 km) NNW | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 13 | 289.10 miles (465.25 km) N | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 305.60 miles (491.81 km) NE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) WSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,568.58 miles (18,617.79 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,567.16 miles (18,615.49 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,563.78 miles (18,610.05 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,562.20 miles (18,607.51 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,561.78 miles (18,606.84 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,558.95 miles (18,602.28 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,558.59 miles (18,601.70 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,558.30 miles (18,601.24 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,556.31 miles (18,598.04 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,549.72 miles (18,587.42 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,545.26 miles (18,580.25 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,543.40 miles (18,577.26 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,541.15 miles (18,573.63 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.77 miles (97.81 km) ENE | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 107.85 miles (173.56 km) ENE | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) WSW | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 211.77 miles (340.81 km) SSE | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 283.68 miles (456.54 km) NW | Polyarny Airport (PYJ) | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 6 | 359.24 miles (578.13 km) WSW | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 363.67 miles (585.28 km) E | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 370.96 miles (597.00 km) E | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 396.32 miles (637.81 km) NNW | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 401.14 miles (645.56 km) SE | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 11 | 462.41 miles (744.17 km) NE | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 495.06 miles (796.72 km) SSE | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 13 | 516.41 miles (831.07 km) SW | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 554.45 miles (892.29 km) NE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 561.09 miles (902.98 km) ESE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,322.97 miles (19,831.84 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,807.64 miles (19,002.51 km) SSE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,744.22 miles (18,900.44 km) SSE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,652.16 miles (18,752.29 km) SSE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,635.39 miles (18,725.29 km) S | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 6 | 11,622.08 miles (18,703.88 km) SSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 11,581.90 miles (18,639.22 km) SSE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,540.47 miles (18,572.54 km) SSE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,457.94 miles (18,439.72 km) SSE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,457.74 miles (18,439.41 km) SSE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,383.85 miles (18,320.48 km) SSE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,349.39 miles (18,265.03 km) S | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,250.90 miles (18,106.52 km) SSE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,224.02 miles (18,063.27 km) SSE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,218.61 miles (18,054.55 km) SSE | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |