Nonstop flight route between Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E)
Distance from NLV to RCB:
5,237.21 miles (8,428.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), Mykolaiv, Ukraine and Richards Bay Airport (RCB), Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,237 miles (or 8,428 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLV / UKON |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°3'29"N by 31°55'14"E |
| Area Served: | Mykolaiv (Nikolayev), Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLV |
| More Information: | NLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RCB / FARB |
| Airport Name: | Richards Bay Airport |
| Location: | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°44'26"S by 32°5'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | uMhlathuze Local Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RCB |
| More Information: | RCB Maps & Info |
Facts about International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV):
- International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) has 2 runways.
- Because of International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev 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 October 2010, the Mykolaiv Oblast Council canceled its decision to privatize the cooperative enterprise, Mykolaiv International Airport and to reorganize the airport into a public stock society.
- The furthest airport from International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,051 miles (17,784 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1960 Nikolaev Airport was made into a passenger airport.
- In addition to being known as "International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport)", other names for NLV include "Міжнародний аэропорт «Миколаїв»Международный аэропорт «Николаев»" and "Mizhnаrodnyi аеroport Mykolaiv".
- In April 2007, Mykolaiv Oblast Council decided to joint-stockicize the airport, with the goal of subsequent privatization.
- The closest airport to International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) is Kherson International Airport (KHE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SE of NLV.
Facts about Richards Bay Airport (RCB):
- The closest airport to Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hluhluwe Airport (HLW), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of RCB.
- The furthest airport from Richards Bay Airport (RCB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Richards Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Richards Bay 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.
- Richards Bay Airport (RCB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.48 miles (61.92 km) SE | Kherson International Airport (KHE) | Kherson, Ukraine |     |
| 2 | 73.24 miles (117.86 km) SW | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 90.71 miles (145.98 km) NE | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 4 | 141.19 miles (227.22 km) W | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 5 | 160.17 miles (257.76 km) NNE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 168.13 miles (270.58 km) ENE | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 170.02 miles (273.62 km) SE | Simferopol International Airport (SIP) | Simferopol, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 172.93 miles (278.31 km) ENE | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 201.03 miles (323.52 km) WNW | Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) | Bălţi, Moldova | |
| 10 | 202.36 miles (325.66 km) W | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 11 | 213.56 miles (343.69 km) NNE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 228.79 miles (368.20 km) E | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 231.86 miles (373.15 km) NNW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 239.86 miles (386.02 km) W | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 15 | 240.52 miles (387.07 km) NNW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,050.58 miles (17,784.13 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,725.48 miles (17,260.95 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,638.99 miles (17,121.76 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,625.94 miles (17,100.74 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,614.14 miles (17,081.76 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,613.81 miles (17,081.22 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,603.00 miles (17,063.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,582.32 miles (17,030.55 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,574.40 miles (17,017.80 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,570.58 miles (17,011.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,563.24 miles (16,999.85 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,552.87 miles (16,983.15 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,548.68 miles (16,976.41 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,543.73 miles (16,968.45 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,543.24 miles (16,967.65 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) NNE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 2 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) SW | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 3 | 119.80 miles (192.80 km) WSW | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 142.22 miles (228.88 km) W | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 160.19 miles (257.81 km) NNW | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 6 | 180.06 miles (289.77 km) SW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 186.21 miles (299.68 km) WSW | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 197.06 miles (317.14 km) N | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 221.74 miles (356.85 km) WSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 235.81 miles (379.50 km) WSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 239.78 miles (385.89 km) NNW | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 244.68 miles (393.77 km) W | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 254.51 miles (409.59 km) WSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 273.13 miles (439.56 km) N | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (441.00 km) WNW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,688.97 miles (18,811.52 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,676.26 miles (18,791.08 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,668.75 miles (18,778.99 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,668.60 miles (18,778.74 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,667.27 miles (18,776.61 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,660.70 miles (18,766.03 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,658.80 miles (18,762.97 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,649.90 miles (18,748.65 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,647.45 miles (18,744.70 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,631.35 miles (18,718.80 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,629.30 miles (18,715.50 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,627.50 miles (18,712.60 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,625.76 miles (18,709.81 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |