Nonstop flight route between Novosibirsk, Russia and Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), Novosibirsk, Russia and London Stansted Airport (STN), Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,197 miles (or 5,145 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 Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport and London Stansted 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 Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport and London Stansted Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB):

• The closest airport to Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) is Barnaul Airport (BAX), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) SSE of OVB.
• In December 2011 the airport announced plans for its further development including construction of a new rapid-exit taxiway, 4 stands for wide-body aircraft and a passenger terminal which will effectively merge the two existing terminals into a larger joint terminal and allow to double its passenger capacity by the end of 2015.
• Because of Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 365 feet, planes can take off or land at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo 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.
• Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) has 2 runways.
• Tolmachevo is the busiest airport in Siberia and the sixth busiest airport in Russia.
• The furthest airport from Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,393 miles (18,335 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport", another name for OVB is "Аэропорт Толмачёво".

Facts about London Stansted Airport (STN):

• During the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s the Fire Service Training School was based on the eastern side of the airfield under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, now the Civil Aviation Authority.
• Stansted Airport has one main passenger terminal, near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet.
• The closest airport to London Stansted Airport (STN) is MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of STN.
• London Stansted Airport handled 17,852,393 passengers last year.
• Stansted also had scheduled and charter flights to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, but these flights to Canada have now ceased.
• Since 1984 the airport's capacity had been limited to a maximum throughput of 25 million passengers per annum in accordance with recommendations made by the 1984 public inquiry and confirmed by the government of the day.
• Because of London Stansted Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at London Stansted 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.
• From 1997 to 2007 Stansted saw rapid expansion of passenger numbers on the back of the boom in low cost air travel, peaking at 24 million passengers in the 12 months to October 2007, but passenger numbers declined for the subsequent five years to 2012.
• The top international destinations served by Stansted airport are in Ireland, Italy, Poland and Spain.
• The furthest airport from London Stansted Airport (STN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• A major expansion programme to the existing terminal took place between 2007 and 2009, adding nearly 5,900 m2 of floorspace to give space for additional baggage carousels, a new immigration and passport control hall and a hypostyle arrivals hall with improved facilities.
• London Stansted Airport (STN) currently has only 1 runway.