Nonstop flight route between Leesburg, Florida, United States and Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(28°49'23"N by 81°48'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°22'54"N by 30°36'35"E)
Distance from LEE to VLU:
5,354.57 miles (8,617.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leesburg International Airport (LEE), Leesburg, Florida, United States and Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU), Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,355 miles (or 8,617 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 Leesburg International Airport and Velikiye Luki 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 Leesburg International Airport and Velikiye Luki Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEE / KLEE |
| Airport Name: | Leesburg International Airport |
| Location: | Leesburg, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°49'23"N by 81°48'31"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Leesburg, Florida |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEE |
| More Information: | LEE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLU / ULOL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'54"N by 30°36'35"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLU |
| More Information: | VLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Leesburg International Airport (LEE):
- The closest airport to Leesburg International Airport (LEE) is Walt Disney World Airport (DWS), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSE of LEE.
- Because of Leesburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Leesburg 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.
- The airport was constructed in 1942 and was commissioned in January 1943 as Leesburg Army Airfield.
- Leesburg International Airport (LEE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Leesburg International Airport (LEE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Air Traffic Control Tower is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m.
- The airfield was closed after the end of World War II and turned over to the City of Leesburg.
Facts about Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU):
- The furthest airport from Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,971 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) is Smolensk South Airport (LNX), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SSE of VLU.
- Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Velikiye Luki Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Velikiye Luki 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.
- In addition to being known as "Velikiye Luki Airport", another name for VLU is "Аэропорт Великие Луки".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.58 miles (52.43 km) SSE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] |     |
| 2 | 34.63 miles (55.72 km) ESE | Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 34.73 miles (55.89 km) E | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 4 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) NW | Ocala International Airport (OCF) | Ocala, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 40.73 miles (65.54 km) SE | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 43.20 miles (69.53 km) SSE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 46.20 miles (74.35 km) SSW | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 51.66 miles (83.13 km) ENE | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 52.64 miles (84.71 km) S | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 59.03 miles (95.00 km) SSW | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 60.80 miles (97.86 km) S | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 64.80 miles (104.28 km) ESE | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) | Titusville, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 66.08 miles (106.34 km) NNW | Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) | Gainesville, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 73.27 miles (117.92 km) SW | Tampa International Airport (TPA) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 73.81 miles (118.78 km) SSW | Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,471.98 miles (18,462.32 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,456.50 miles (18,437.40 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,445.28 miles (18,419.34 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,437.69 miles (18,407.13 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,419.12 miles (18,377.24 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,386.86 miles (18,325.33 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,381.21 miles (18,316.24 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,380.38 miles (18,314.90 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,367.82 miles (18,294.68 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,360.57 miles (18,283.02 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,360.13 miles (18,282.31 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,357.08 miles (18,277.40 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,356.94 miles (18,277.18 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,347.52 miles (18,262.01 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,316.92 miles (18,212.77 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.56 miles (203.68 km) SSE | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 2 | 127.65 miles (205.43 km) NW | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 3 | 147.78 miles (237.83 km) N | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 4 | 154.65 miles (248.88 km) W | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 5 | 168.89 miles (271.81 km) S | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 6 | 197.67 miles (318.12 km) NW | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 7 | 198.19 miles (318.96 km) E | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 200.42 miles (322.55 km) SSW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 9 | 212.00 miles (341.18 km) SW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 10 | 236.54 miles (380.68 km) N | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) | |
| 11 | 240.52 miles (387.07 km) WSW | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 12 | 248.62 miles (400.12 km) N | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 13 | 254.82 miles (410.08 km) W | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 14 | 258.65 miles (416.25 km) ESE | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 15 | 260.83 miles (419.77 km) SE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,971.37 miles (17,656.66 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,575.75 miles (17,019.98 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,568.20 miles (17,007.82 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,556.48 miles (16,988.97 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,550.11 miles (16,978.71 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,547.76 miles (16,974.93 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,546.52 miles (16,972.93 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,544.18 miles (16,969.17 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,537.54 miles (16,958.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,535.88 miles (16,955.82 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,524.01 miles (16,936.71 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,523.31 miles (16,935.59 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,517.55 miles (16,926.31 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,516.64 miles (16,924.84 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,513.84 miles (16,920.34 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |