Nonstop flight route between Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States and Moscow, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, United States and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,100 miles (or 9,817 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 Laguna Army Airfield 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 Laguna Army Airfield 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 Laguna Army Airfield (LGF):

• Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) has 2 runways.
• Because of Laguna Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 422 feet, planes can take off or land at Laguna Army Airfield 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 closest airport to Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) is Yuma International Airport (YUM), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SW of LGF.
• The furthest airport from Laguna Army Airfield (LGF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):

• The airfield has two intersecting runways of 3,000 metres and 3,060 metres in length.
• Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• A new international passenger Terminal A will have a total floor space of 250,000 sq.
• The first passenger flights of the IL-18 and Tu-114 were also made from Vnukovo Airport.
• The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".