Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Vilnius, Lithuania:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°38'12"N by 25°17'16"E)
Distance from GLS to VNO:
5,642.00 miles (9,079.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Vilnius International Airport (VNO), Vilnius, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,642 miles (or 9,080 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 Vilnius International 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 Vilnius International 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: | VNO / EYVI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°38'12"N by 25°17'16"E |
| Area Served: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Operator/Owner: | Lithuanian government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 646 feet (197 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VNO |
| More Information: | VNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- In January 1943, Galveston AAFld.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- 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.
- 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.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
- 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.
Facts about Vilnius International Airport (VNO):
- Vilnius International Airport is the main hub for Air Lituanica, Small Planet Airlines, Grand Cru Airlines, and Aviavilsa and secondary hub for Wizz Air.
- Because of Vilnius International Airport's relatively low elevation of 646 feet, planes can take off or land at Vilnius 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.
- Direct train services between Vilnius Airport Railway Station and the central station of Vilnius were started in October 2008.
- The present-day Vilnius International Airport is a state owned enterprise under the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
- The closest airport to Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of VNO.
- AirBaltic, the national airline of Latvia and under Scandinavian Airlines part-ownership, opened up a second base at Vilnius in 2004 to complement its Riga operation and became the largest carrier at Vilnius, using Boeing 737 jets and Fokker F50 turboprops.
- The furthest airport from Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,211 miles (18,043 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vilnius International Airport (VNO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Vilnius International Airport", another name for VNO is "Tarptautinis Vilniaus oro uostas".
| 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 | 52.97 miles (85.25 km) WNW | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 2 | 105.24 miles (169.37 km) NNE | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 3 | 105.41 miles (169.64 km) ESE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 4 | 114.43 miles (184.16 km) NW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 122.41 miles (197.00 km) ESE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 6 | 166.06 miles (267.25 km) NNW | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 7 | 176.01 miles (283.26 km) WNW | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 8 | 183.85 miles (295.88 km) SSW | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 9 | 187.95 miles (302.48 km) W | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 10 | 188.98 miles (304.13 km) WNW | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 11 | 199.44 miles (320.97 km) ESE | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 12 | 202.34 miles (325.63 km) SSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 13 | 208.93 miles (336.23 km) NW | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 14 | 237.13 miles (381.62 km) NW | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 15 | 240.52 miles (387.07 km) ENE | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,211.48 miles (18,043.09 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,795.79 miles (17,374.10 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,792.51 miles (17,368.82 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,787.64 miles (17,360.97 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,786.55 miles (17,359.23 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,779.99 miles (17,348.67 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,775.88 miles (17,342.05 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,773.93 miles (17,338.91 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,770.49 miles (17,333.37 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,760.37 miles (17,317.10 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,757.12 miles (17,311.86 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,754.80 miles (17,308.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,754.14 miles (17,307.07 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,749.08 miles (17,298.93 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,747.93 miles (17,297.07 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |