Nonstop flight route between Liangping, Chongqing, China and Moscow, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Liangping Airport (LIA), Liangping, Chongqing, China and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,754 miles (or 6,042 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 Liangping Airport 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 Liangping Airport 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 Liangping Airport (LIA):

• The furthest airport from Liangping Airport (LIA) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Liangping Airport (meaning Liangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Liangping Airport (LIA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Liangping Airport (LIA) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of LIA.
• In addition to being known as "Liangping Airport", another name for LIA is "梁平机场".

Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):

• The first passenger flights of the IL-18 and Tu-114 were also made from Vnukovo Airport.
• 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.
• The expansion plans include lengthening one of the two V-configured runways to 3,800 m and upgrading the instrument landing system from the present CAT II to CAT III.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
• Aeroexpress direct line connects Vnukovo Airport and Kiyevsky Rail Terminal in Moscow city centre.
• 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.
• Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
• Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
• Terminal A is used both for domestic and international flights, Terminal B is used for international flights, and Terminal D is used for domestic arrivals from North Caucasus only.
• A new international passenger Terminal A will have a total floor space of 250,000 sq.
• Of the three Moscow airports, Vnukovo is the highest.
• In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".