Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Ryazan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E)
Distance from GLS to RZN:
6,050.86 miles (9,737.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Turlatovo Airport (RZN), Ryazan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,051 miles (or 9,738 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Turlatovo 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Turlatovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RZN / UUWR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ryazan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°33'17"N by 39°51'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from RZN |
| More Information: | RZN Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- Light general aviation aircraft, and the occasional transient business jets can be seen at GLS.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In January 1943, Galveston AAFld.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
Facts about Turlatovo Airport (RZN):
- In addition to being known as "Turlatovo Airport", another name for RZN is "Аэропорт Турлатово".
- Because of Turlatovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Turlatovo 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 furthest airport from Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,662 miles (17,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NW of RZN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.20 miles (156.43 km) NW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 2 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) NW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 114.06 miles (183.56 km) NW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 115.56 miles (185.98 km) NW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 5 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) NW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 128.59 miles (206.95 km) S | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 137.19 miles (220.79 km) NW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 137.99 miles (222.07 km) SSE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 9 | 139.68 miles (224.80 km) W | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 10 | 170.15 miles (273.82 km) NNE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 11 | 191.07 miles (307.50 km) S | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 192.82 miles (310.31 km) NE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 13 | 193.14 miles (310.82 km) SW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 14 | 208.00 miles (334.74 km) N | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 15 | 217.88 miles (350.64 km) E | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,662.19 miles (17,159.08 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,245.42 miles (16,488.36 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,225.31 miles (16,455.99 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,213.86 miles (16,437.57 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,211.67 miles (16,434.05 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,211.47 miles (16,433.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,209.64 miles (16,430.78 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,207.95 miles (16,428.06 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,207.61 miles (16,427.52 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,205.76 miles (16,424.54 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,197.25 miles (16,410.84 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,196.51 miles (16,409.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,195.19 miles (16,407.53 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,190.65 miles (16,400.22 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,179.02 miles (16,381.51 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |