Nonstop flight route between Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Moscow, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,426 miles (or 7,122 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 Plattsburgh International Airport and Vnukovo International 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 Plattsburgh International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG):

• Because of Plattsburgh International Airport's relatively low elevation of 234 feet, planes can take off or land at Plattsburgh 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.
• The furthest airport from Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) is Clinton County Airport (PLB), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NW of PBG.
• On March 15, 2008, the airport began hosting regular service by Direct Air, offering three direct flights weekly to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
• The airport has a 35,300 square foot passenger terminal building that opened in 2007.
• Plattsburgh International Airport is a county public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Plattsburgh, a city in Clinton County, New York, United States.
• The airport is also served by Spirit Airlines with non-stop service to Ft.
• Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):

• The expansion plans include lengthening one of the two V-configured runways to 3,800 m and upgrading the instrument landing system from the present CAT II to CAT III.
• Vnukovo International Airport, is a dual runway international airport located 28 kilometres southwest from the centre of Moscow, Russia.
• The airfield has two intersecting runways of 3,000 metres and 3,060 metres in length.
• The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
• Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,747 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
• The first passenger flights of the IL-18 and Tu-114 were also made from Vnukovo Airport.
• Because of Vnukovo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vnukovo 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.
• In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".