Nonstop flight route between Simikot, Nepal and Moscow, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal and Bykovo Airport (BKA), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,766 miles (or 4,452 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 Simikot Airport and Bykovo 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 Simikot Airport and Bykovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMK / VNST | 
| Airport Name: | Simikot Airport | 
| Location: | Simikot, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Simikot, Nepal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9246 feet (2,818 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IMK | 
| More Information: | IMK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKA / UUBB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Moscow, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°37'19"N by 38°3'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Moscow | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 432 feet (132 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKA | 
| More Information: | BKA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- List of airports in Nepal
- The closest airport to Simikot Airport (IMK) is Bajura Airport (BJU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of IMK.
- The furthest airport from Simikot Airport (IMK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Simikot Airport's high elevation of 9,246 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Bykovo Airport (BKA):
- The closest airport to Bykovo Airport (BKA) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of BKA.
- Bykovo Airport first opened in 1933.
- Bykovo Airport (BKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bykovo Airport (BKA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,717 miles (17,247 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Bykovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 432 feet, planes can take off or land at Bykovo 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 airport shares the grounds with the Bykovo Aircraft Repair Facility, specializing in repairs and overhauls of Soloviev D-30 turbofans.
- In addition to being known as "Bykovo Airport", another name for BKA is "Аэропорт Быково".




