Nonstop flight route between Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(64°48'53"N by 147°51'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(58°6'6"N by 38°55'29"E)
Distance from FAI to RYB:
3,936.65 miles (6,335.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States and Staroselye Airport (RYB), Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,937 miles (or 6,335 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 Fairbanks International Airport and Staroselye 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 Fairbanks International Airport and Staroselye Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAI / PAFA |
| Airport Name: | Fairbanks International Airport |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°48'53"N by 147°51'23"W |
| Area Served: | Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAI |
| More Information: | FAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RYB / UUBK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°6'6"N by 38°55'29"E |
| Operator/Owner: | NPO Saturn |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 423 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RYB |
| More Information: | RYB Maps & Info |
Facts about Fairbanks International Airport (FAI):
- Pan Am eventually used Fairbanks as a stopover for transpacific service from New York and Seattle to Tokyo starting in September 1969.
- Because of Fairbanks International Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Fairbanks 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.
- Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,289 miles (16,558 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The airport serves many cargo airlines as a convenient refueling stop for some aircraft on trans-polar routes.
- The closest airport to Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of FAI.
Facts about Staroselye Airport (RYB):
- In addition to being known as "Staroselye Airport", another name for RYB is "Аэропорт Староселье".
- Staroselye Airport (RYB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Staroselye Airport (RYB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,639 miles (17,122 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Staroselye Airport's relatively low elevation of 423 feet, planes can take off or land at Staroselye 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 Staroselye Airport (RYB) is Tunoshna (IAR), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of RYB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.28 miles (11.71 km) ENE | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 24.54 miles (39.49 km) ESE | Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 40.45 miles (65.10 km) WSW | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 49.82 miles (80.18 km) WNW | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 81.20 miles (130.68 km) SSW | McKinley National Park Airport (MCL) | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 81.77 miles (131.59 km) NW | Rampart Airport (RMP) | Rampart, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 82.65 miles (133.01 km) W | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 82.81 miles (133.27 km) SE | Delta Junction Airport (DJN) | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 85.28 miles (137.25 km) SE | Allen Army Airfield (BIG) | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 89.90 miles (144.68 km) NNW | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 95.72 miles (154.05 km) NW | Five Mile Airport (FMC) | Five Mile, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 103.41 miles (166.43 km) ENE | Central Airport (CEM) | Central, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 104.99 miles (168.97 km) ENE | Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) | Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 107.67 miles (173.28 km) N | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 109.46 miles (176.15 km) SSW | Summit Airport (UMM) | Summit, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,289.00 miles (16,558.49 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,268.99 miles (16,526.29 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,265.50 miles (16,520.68 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,233.40 miles (16,469.02 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,230.95 miles (16,465.07 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,133.37 miles (16,308.04 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,089.42 miles (16,237.30 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,019.05 miles (16,124.06 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,013.68 miles (16,115.42 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,008.87 miles (16,107.68 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,008.26 miles (16,106.69 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,005.72 miles (16,102.61 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,004.42 miles (16,100.51 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,986.04 miles (16,070.93 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,978.05 miles (16,058.08 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.76 miles (94.56 km) SE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 2 | 79.65 miles (128.18 km) ESE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 3 | 87.33 miles (140.55 km) NNW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 89.40 miles (143.87 km) NNE | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 5 | 109.43 miles (176.10 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 6 | 146.99 miles (236.56 km) SW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 157.01 miles (252.69 km) SSW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 8 | 157.66 miles (253.73 km) SSW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 174.37 miles (280.62 km) S | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 10 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) SSW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 11 | 186.80 miles (300.63 km) SSW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 190.03 miles (305.82 km) SSW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 223.29 miles (359.35 km) ESE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 14 | 247.62 miles (398.51 km) S | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 264.38 miles (425.48 km) SSW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,638.84 miles (17,121.50 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,258.69 miles (16,509.73 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,247.34 miles (16,491.45 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,230.70 miles (16,464.67 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,225.29 miles (16,455.96 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,223.63 miles (16,453.30 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,221.61 miles (16,450.05 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,218.67 miles (16,445.32 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,217.99 miles (16,444.22 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,211.48 miles (16,433.74 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,206.87 miles (16,426.32 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,196.10 miles (16,409.00 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,192.18 miles (16,402.69 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,185.08 miles (16,391.26 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,184.82 miles (16,390.84 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |