Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Podolsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London City Airport (LCY), London, England, United Kingdom and Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), Podolsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,544 miles (or 2,485 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 relatively short distance between London City Airport and Ostafyevo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about London City Airport (LCY):

• Due to the airport's proximity to Central London, it has stringent rules imposed to limit the noise impact from aircraft operations.
• London City is at its busiest during the winter months, when a number of airlines, most notably British Airways, Swiss and CityJet, fly to ski resort gateway destinations.
• Because of London City Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at London City 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.
• London City Airport handled 3,379,753 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to London City Airport (LCY) is London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of LCY.
• Construction began on the site shortly after permission was granted, with Charles, Prince of Wales laying the foundation stone of the terminal building, designed by R Seifert and Partners, on 2 May 1986.
• In September 2009, British Airways commenced the first scheduled transatlantic flights from the airport, with a twice daily service to New York City's John F.
• The furthest airport from London City Airport (LCY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• London City Airport (LCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In October 2006, the airport was purchased from Dermot Desmond by a consortium comprising insurer AIG Financial Products Corp.

Facts about Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF):

• Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of OSF.
• The furthest airport from Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,740 miles (17,284 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Ostafyevo International Airport", another name for OSF is "Международный аэропорт «Остафьево»".
• Because of Ostafyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Ostafyevo 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.