Nonstop flight route between Groton, Connecticut, United States and Leshukonskoye, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(64°53'44"N by 45°43'22"E)
Distance from GON to LDG:
4,372.43 miles (7,036.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States and Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG), Leshukonskoye, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,372 miles (or 7,037 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON |
| Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport |
| Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W |
| Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut |
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GON |
| More Information: | GON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDG / ULAL |
| Airport Name: | Leshukonskoye Airport |
| Location: | Leshukonskoye, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°53'44"N by 45°43'22"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDG |
| More Information: | LDG Maps & Info |
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- The airport is integrated into the statewide transportation plan, as well as the National Airport System Plan.
- Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.
- Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London 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.
- Groton-New London Airport is a state owned, public use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Groton, a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
- The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In January 1944, the USAAF turned the airfield to the United States Navy.
Facts about Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG):
- Because of Leshukonskoye Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Leshukonskoye 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 Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) is Talagi Airport (ARH), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) W of LDG.
- Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,269 miles (16,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.48 miles (8.81 km) S | Elizabeth Field (FID) | Fishers Island, New York, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.66 miles (30.03 km) SSE | Montauk Airport (MTP) | Montauk, New York, United States | |
| 3 | 26.73 miles (43.01 km) ESE | Block Island State Airport (BID) | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 4 | 27.77 miles (44.69 km) SSW | East Hampton Airport (HTO) | East Hampton, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 41.93 miles (67.48 km) NE | T. F. Green Airport (PVD) | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 6 | 41.94 miles (67.50 km) ENE | Newport State Airport (NPT) | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 7 | 42.02 miles (67.62 km) NW | Rentschler Heliport (EHT) | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 8 | 42.03 miles (67.65 km) NW | Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 9 | 43.93 miles (70.70 km) W | Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | |
| 10 | 45.42 miles (73.09 km) SW | Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States | |
| 11 | 48.31 miles (77.74 km) SW | Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) | Calverton, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 49.84 miles (80.21 km) NE | North Central State Airport (SFZ) | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 13 | 53.46 miles (86.04 km) NW | Bradley International Airport (BDL) | Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States | |
| 14 | 55.36 miles (89.10 km) SW | Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) | Shirley, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 57.33 miles (92.27 km) W | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,793.67 miles (18,980.03 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,775.64 miles (18,951.00 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,770.01 miles (18,941.95 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,743.71 miles (18,899.62 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,743.37 miles (18,899.08 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,689.03 miles (18,811.62 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,668.34 miles (18,778.33 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,663.22 miles (18,770.09 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,651.35 miles (18,750.98 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,578.10 miles (18,633.10 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,513.02 miles (18,528.36 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,491.12 miles (18,493.12 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,484.27 miles (18,482.10 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,451.56 miles (18,429.46 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,429.18 miles (18,393.43 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 148.93 miles (239.67 km) W | Talagi Airport (ARH) | Arkhangelsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 254.65 miles (409.81 km) S | Kotlas Airport (KSZ) | Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 259.29 miles (417.29 km) ESE | Ukhta (UCT) | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 275.19 miles (442.87 km) SE | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW) | Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 279.53 miles (449.85 km) NE | Naryan-Mar Airport (NNM) | Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 6 | 284.30 miles (457.54 km) S | Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) | Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia | |
| 7 | 291.94 miles (469.83 km) W | Solovki (CSH) | Solovetsky Islands, Russia | |
| 8 | 332.89 miles (535.74 km) E | Pechora Airport (PEX) | Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 381.38 miles (613.78 km) WNW | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 413.12 miles (664.85 km) WSW | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 419.37 miles (674.92 km) ENE | Inta Airport Аэропорт Инта (INA) | Inta, Russia | |
| 12 | 430.14 miles (692.24 km) SSW | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 13 | 433.62 miles (697.84 km) NE | Varandey Airport (VRI) | Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 14 | 441.65 miles (710.76 km) NW | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 15 | 457.18 miles (735.76 km) SSE | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,268.84 miles (16,526.05 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,249.57 miles (16,495.04 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 3 | 10,164.84 miles (16,358.69 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 10,147.84 miles (16,331.33 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,129.48 miles (16,301.78 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,097.46 miles (16,250.25 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,054.24 miles (16,180.70 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,044.29 miles (16,164.68 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,033.03 miles (16,146.56 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,008.14 miles (16,106.50 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,999.79 miles (16,093.07 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,981.00 miles (16,062.82 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,979.48 miles (16,060.38 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,947.99 miles (16,009.70 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,944.59 miles (16,004.22 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |