Nonstop flight route between Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(35°2'32"N by 89°58'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(63°45'21"N by 121°41'39"E)
Distance from MEM to VYI:
5,393.47 miles (8,679.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Vilyuisk Airport (VYI), Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,393 miles (or 8,680 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 Memphis International Airport and Vilyuisk 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 Memphis International Airport and Vilyuisk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEM / KMEM |
| Airport Name: | Memphis International Airport |
| Location: | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'32"N by 89°58'36"W |
| Area Served: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEM |
| More Information: | MEM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VYI / UENW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°45'21"N by 121°41'39"E |
| Area Served: | Vilyuysk, Vilyuysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VYI |
| More Information: | VYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Memphis International Airport (MEM):
- Because of Memphis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Memphis 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.
- Memphis International Airport handled 7,874,888 passengers last year.
- Southern Airways was an important regional carrier at Memphis in the 1960s.
- During World War II the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command 4th Ferrying Group used Memphis while sending new aircraft overseas.
- Memphis International Airport (MEM) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Memphis International Airport (MEM) is Olive Branch Airport (OLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of MEM.
- The furthest airport from Memphis International Airport (MEM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,010 miles (17,719 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Vilyuisk Airport (VYI):
- The furthest airport from Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Vilyuisk Airport (meaning Vilyuisk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,838 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) WSW of VYI.
- In addition to being known as "Vilyuisk Airport", another name for VYI is "Аэропорт Вилюйск".
- Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Vilyuisk Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Vilyuisk 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.60 miles (18.67 km) ESE | Olive Branch Airport (OLV) | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.91 miles (25.61 km) WNW | West Memphis Municipal Airport (AWM) | West Memphis, Arkansas, United States | |
| 3 | 22.52 miles (36.25 km) NNE | Millington Regional Jetport (NQA) | Millington, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 32.45 miles (52.22 km) SW | Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | |
| 5 | 45.72 miles (73.58 km) W | Forrest City Municipal Airport (FCY) | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | |
| 6 | 51.09 miles (82.22 km) SW | Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE) | Helena / West Helena, Arkansas, United States | |
| 7 | 51.88 miles (83.50 km) SSE | University-Oxford Airport (UOX) | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 59.67 miles (96.02 km) SSW | Fletcher Field (CKM) | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 59.71 miles (96.09 km) N | Manila Municipal Airport (MXA) | Manila, Arkansas, United States | |
| 10 | 62.59 miles (100.73 km) N | Blytheville Municipal Airport (HKA) | Blytheville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 11 | 63.73 miles (102.56 km) N | Arkansas International Airport (BYH) | Blytheville, Arkansas, United States | |
| 12 | 66.29 miles (106.68 km) NW | Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | |
| 13 | 71.14 miles (114.48 km) ENE | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 76.66 miles (123.37 km) NNW | Kirk Field (PGR) | Paragould, Arkansas, United States | |
| 15 | 78.23 miles (125.90 km) E | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,010.34 miles (17,719.38 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,990.32 miles (17,687.16 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,970.51 miles (17,655.28 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,956.28 miles (17,632.39 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,955.67 miles (17,631.40 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,948.82 miles (17,620.37 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,938.60 miles (17,603.92 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,930.92 miles (17,591.56 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,930.74 miles (17,591.28 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,924.14 miles (17,580.66 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,903.40 miles (17,547.28 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,876.81 miles (17,504.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,869.19 miles (17,492.22 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,867.85 miles (17,490.06 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,863.26 miles (17,482.69 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.13 miles (77.46 km) WSW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 107.85 miles (173.56 km) WSW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 235.32 miles (378.71 km) S | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 253.71 miles (408.30 km) WSW | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 271.58 miles (437.06 km) ESE | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 278.51 miles (448.22 km) ESE | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 334.99 miles (539.12 km) NW | Polyarny Airport (PYJ) | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 8 | 371.56 miles (597.96 km) NE | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 376.75 miles (606.33 km) SSE | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 10 | 416.83 miles (670.82 km) NW | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 455.68 miles (733.35 km) NE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 467.08 miles (751.69 km) WSW | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 473.61 miles (762.19 km) ESE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 474.33 miles (763.36 km) E | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 485.27 miles (780.96 km) SSE | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,326.58 miles (19,837.65 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,729.13 miles (18,876.16 km) SE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,670.82 miles (18,782.31 km) SSE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,612.27 miles (18,688.09 km) S | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 5 | 11,602.59 miles (18,672.51 km) S | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 11,569.23 miles (18,618.82 km) SE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,507.23 miles (18,519.04 km) SSE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,455.44 miles (18,435.70 km) SE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,376.91 miles (18,309.32 km) SE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,375.91 miles (18,307.71 km) SE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,311.12 miles (18,203.44 km) SSE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,293.02 miles (18,174.32 km) SSE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,173.08 miles (17,981.29 km) SSE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,151.75 miles (17,946.95 km) SSE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,145.63 miles (17,937.11 km) SSE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |