Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Vorkuta, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Vorkuta Airport (VKT), Vorkuta, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,368 miles (or 3,811 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 RAF Northolt and Vorkuta Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):

• In December 1946, after taking off during a heavy snowstorm, a Douglas DC-3 operated by British European Airways, flying from Northolt to Glasgow, crashed onto the roof of a house in South Ruislip.
• RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in South Ruislip, 2 nautical miles from Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon, west London.
• In January 2012, it was reported that the future of station was under review by the Ministry of Defence as part of efforts to reduce defence spending.
• The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
• Much media attention focused on the airfield when the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, arrived there from Villacoublay airfield, in Paris, France, after her death in a car crash in the city on 31 August 1997.
• The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Northolt became an active base during the Second World War for Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force squadrons in their defence of the United Kingdom.

Facts about Vorkuta Airport (VKT):

• In addition to being known as "Vorkuta Airport", another name for VKT is "Аэропорт Воркута".
• The closest airport to Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is Salekhard Airport (SLY), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SE of VKT.
• Because of Vorkuta Airport's relatively low elevation of 604 feet, planes can take off or land at Vorkuta 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 furthest airport from Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,786 miles (17,359 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Vorkuta Airport (VKT) currently has only 1 runway.