Nonstop flight route between Kaluga, Russia and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(54°32'48"N by 36°22'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W)
Distance from KLF to CAE:
5,288.77 miles (8,511.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grabtsevo Airport (KLF), Kaluga, Russia and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,289 miles (or 8,511 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 Grabtsevo Airport and Columbia Metropolitan 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 Grabtsevo Airport and Columbia Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLF / UUBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kaluga, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°32'48"N by 36°22'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Volkswagen Rus OOO |
| Airport Type: | Public / private |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLF |
| More Information: | KLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAE / KCAE |
| Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
| More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Grabtsevo Airport (KLF):
- The closest airport to Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located 80 miles (130 kilometers) NNE of KLF.
- The furthest airport from Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,799 miles (17,380 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Grabtsevo Airport", another name for KLF is "Аэропорт Грабцево".
- Because of Grabtsevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Grabtsevo 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.
- Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- In November 1982, Piedmont Airlines returned to Columbia with flights to Charlotte and later Newark.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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 is a hub for UPS Airlines and was a hub for Air South, a former low-cost carrier.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Eastern Airlines provided service to Charlotte, Washington, and New York.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.48 miles (129.52 km) NNE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia |     |
| 2 | 80.75 miles (129.96 km) NNE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 85.21 miles (137.14 km) NE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 4 | 100.07 miles (161.05 km) NE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 5 | 106.79 miles (171.86 km) NNE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 112.36 miles (180.83 km) S | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 7 | 113.65 miles (182.90 km) NE | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 8 | 128.25 miles (206.39 km) SW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 9 | 139.68 miles (224.80 km) E | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 10 | 159.19 miles (256.19 km) N | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 172.58 miles (277.75 km) W | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 12 | 181.87 miles (292.69 km) SE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 193.14 miles (310.83 km) S | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 14 | 222.80 miles (358.56 km) SSE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 15 | 241.31 miles (388.35 km) ESE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,799.21 miles (17,379.60 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,363.64 miles (16,678.62 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,353.15 miles (16,661.73 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,351.26 miles (16,658.70 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,349.28 miles (16,655.52 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,347.23 miles (16,652.21 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,346.97 miles (16,651.79 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,346.69 miles (16,651.34 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,342.71 miles (16,644.93 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,336.93 miles (16,635.64 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,335.01 miles (16,632.55 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,333.19 miles (16,629.62 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,330.32 miles (16,624.99 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,318.06 miles (16,605.27 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,305.92 miles (16,585.74 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.44 miles (11.98 km) ENE | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) E | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 36.50 miles (58.74 km) SSE | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) E | Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 38.14 miles (61.38 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 39.66 miles (63.83 km) NE | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 43.61 miles (70.19 km) E | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 49.52 miles (79.69 km) SSW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.15 miles (100.02 km) WSW | Daniel Field (DNL) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 62.50 miles (100.59 km) SW | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 63.22 miles (101.75 km) WNW | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 65.56 miles (105.51 km) ENE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) SSE | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 81.67 miles (131.44 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 82.65 miles (133.01 km) NW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,507.99 miles (18,520.27 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,489.32 miles (18,490.22 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,471.13 miles (18,460.96 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,463.08 miles (18,448.00 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,458.75 miles (18,441.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,450.26 miles (18,427.36 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,444.86 miles (18,418.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,439.14 miles (18,409.46 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,437.64 miles (18,407.05 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,428.77 miles (18,392.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,397.57 miles (18,342.56 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,385.19 miles (18,322.65 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,377.54 miles (18,310.33 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,360.48 miles (18,282.87 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,357.61 miles (18,278.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |