Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Veliky Novgorod, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR), Veliky Novgorod, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,372 miles (or 2,207 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 RAF Fairford and Novgorod Yurievo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
| Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
| Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
| More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NVR / ULNN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Veliky Novgorod, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°29'35"N by 31°14'30"E |
| Area Served: | Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NVR |
| More Information: | NVR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
- RAF Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
Facts about Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR):
- The furthest airport from Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,885 miles (17,517 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Novgorod Yurievo Airport", another name for NVR is "Аэропорт Новгород Юрьево".
- Because of Novgorod Yurievo Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Novgorod Yurievo 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 Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) is Pulkovo Airport (LED), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NNW of NVR.
- Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) currently has only 1 runway.
