Nonstop flight route between Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil and Moscow, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gurupi Airport (GRP), Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,747 miles (or 10,858 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 Gurupi Airport and Vnukovo 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 Gurupi Airport and Vnukovo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gurupi Airport (GRP):

• Gurupi Airport (GRP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gurupi Airport (GRP) is Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) NNE of GRP.
• The furthest airport from Gurupi Airport (GRP) is Sayak Airport (SOS), which is nearly antipodal to Gurupi Airport (meaning Gurupi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sayak Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,445 kilometers) away in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Gurupi Airport", another name for GRP is "Aeroporto de Gurupi".

Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):

• Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
• The prospective development programme is intended to last until the year 2015, and is aimed at transforming Vnukovo International into a highly competitive air transportation hub of international significance – one that would offer a comprehensive range of quality services to both its passengers and its tenant carriers.
• In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".
• The first passenger flights of the IL-18 and Tu-114 were also made from Vnukovo Airport.
• A massive reconstruction and strategic development programme commenced at Vnukovo International in late 2003, following the transfer by the Federal Government of the controlling stake in the airport to the Government of Moscow.
• The furthest airport from Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,747 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
• The airport can handle a maximum of 10,100 passengers per hour, and 4,000 people are employed there.
• The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
• Several taxi services to Moscow city and suburbs are available at the airport.
• On the northern perimeter of the airport, the government VIP transport wing is located, operating head-of-state flights for high-ranking government officials.
• Because of Vnukovo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vnukovo 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.