Nonstop flight route between Oryol, Russia and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(52°56'6"N by 36°0'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from OEL to UTN:
5,689.58 miles (9,156.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yuzhny Airport (OEL), Oryol, Russia and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,690 miles (or 9,156 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 Yuzhny Airport and Upington 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 Yuzhny Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OEL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oryol, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'6"N by 36°0'6"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OEL |
| More Information: | OEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Yuzhny Airport (OEL):
- Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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 closest airport to Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Bryansk International Airport (BZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of OEL.
- The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,440 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Yuzhny Airport (OEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", other names for OEL include "Аэропорт Южный" and "UUOR".
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- From August 1976 to December 1996, South African Airways made use of Upington as a refuelling station for two weekly scheduled Boeing 747 flights to London and Zurich.
- Private charter flights are provided by Walker Flying Services who operates Cessna 210 and Cessna 402 aircraft.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Upington Airport's runway was built to accommodate a Boeing 747 with a full load of passengers, cargo and fuel, so that it could take off for Europe without having to stop along the way.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) WNW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia |     |
| 2 | 82.70 miles (133.10 km) S | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 3 | 112.36 miles (180.83 km) N | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.52 miles (239.03 km) E | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 156.60 miles (252.03 km) ESE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 6 | 160.32 miles (258.01 km) S | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 7 | 187.45 miles (301.67 km) NNE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 188.12 miles (302.75 km) NNE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 190.82 miles (307.09 km) NNE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 10 | 193.14 miles (310.82 km) NE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 11 | 203.41 miles (327.36 km) NW | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 12 | 203.43 miles (327.39 km) NNE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 208.36 miles (335.32 km) S | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 210.43 miles (338.65 km) W | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 15 | 217.42 miles (349.90 km) NNE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,836.45 miles (17,439.54 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,395.23 miles (16,729.46 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,389.70 miles (16,720.55 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,380.88 miles (16,706.36 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,375.75 miles (16,698.12 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,370.64 miles (16,689.89 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,367.88 miles (16,685.45 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,366.64 miles (16,683.46 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,365.65 miles (16,681.85 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,362.85 miles (16,677.35 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,360.29 miles (16,673.23 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,353.05 miles (16,661.57 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,344.92 miles (16,648.50 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,344.27 miles (16,647.45 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,326.78 miles (16,619.29 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |