Nonstop flight route between Grootfontein, Namibia and Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(59°16'36"N by 38°1'41"E)
Distance from GFY to CEE:
5,565.68 miles (8,957.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia and Cherepovets (CEE), Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,566 miles (or 8,957 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 Grootfontein Airport and Cherepovets, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFY / FYGF |
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| Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
| More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEE / ULWC |
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| Location: | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°16'36"N by 38°1'41"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 377 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEE |
| More Information: | CEE Maps & Info |
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
Facts about Cherepovets (CEE):
- The furthest airport from Cherepovets (CEE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,642 miles (17,127 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Cherepovets's relatively low elevation of 377 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherepovets 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.
- Cherepovets (CEE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cherepovets (CEE) is Vologda Airport (VGD), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) E of CEE.
- In addition to being known as "Cherepovets", another name for CEE is "ULBC".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.45 miles (185.80 km) WNW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia |     |
| 2 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 3 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) SSW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 206.00 miles (331.52 km) ENE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 5 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) SSE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 218.56 miles (351.74 km) SSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 7 | 270.41 miles (435.18 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) NW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) NNE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 11 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) SW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 12 | 346.07 miles (556.94 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 13 | 382.45 miles (615.49 km) SE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 419.02 miles (674.34 km) ENE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 15 | 423.06 miles (680.84 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,221.77 miles (19,668.98 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,220.61 miles (19,667.12 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.78 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,197.88 miles (19,630.53 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,163.63 miles (19,575.42 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,162.35 miles (19,573.36 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,156.50 miles (19,563.94 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,109.14 miles (19,487.72 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,107.08 miles (19,484.40 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,100.36 miles (19,473.59 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,072.55 miles (19,428.84 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,057.27 miles (19,404.24 km) W | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.71 miles (108.97 km) E | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 2 | 87.33 miles (140.55 km) SSE | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 141.38 miles (227.53 km) SE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.62 miles (239.19 km) SE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 5 | 188.58 miles (303.49 km) SSW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 193.02 miles (310.64 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 7 | 222.95 miles (358.81 km) NW | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 8 | 229.40 miles (369.18 km) S | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 234.81 miles (377.88 km) S | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 10 | 248.17 miles (399.38 km) W | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 11 | 252.50 miles (406.36 km) S | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 12 | 255.87 miles (411.78 km) S | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) S | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 14 | 264.26 miles (425.29 km) WNW | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 15 | 267.30 miles (430.17 km) S | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,642.21 miles (17,126.93 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,287.40 miles (16,555.92 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,272.91 miles (16,532.61 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,258.57 miles (16,509.53 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,251.26 miles (16,497.77 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,246.07 miles (16,489.41 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,245.64 miles (16,488.72 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,243.53 miles (16,485.32 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,234.88 miles (16,471.40 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,229.61 miles (16,462.91 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,224.42 miles (16,454.56 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,219.79 miles (16,447.11 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,204.01 miles (16,421.73 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,197.65 miles (16,411.49 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,196.47 miles (16,409.59 km) E | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |