Nonstop flight route between Petrozavodsk, Russia and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Petrozavodsk Airport (PES), Petrozavodsk, Russia and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,143 miles (or 8,278 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 Petrozavodsk Airport and Moody Air Force Base, 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 Petrozavodsk Airport and Moody Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PES / ULPB |
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Location: | Petrozavodsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°53'5"N by 34°9'24"E |
Area Served: | Petrozavodsk |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Karelia |
Airport Type: | Civil/military |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PES |
More Information: | PES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Petrozavodsk Airport (PES):
- Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Petrozavodsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Petrozavodsk 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 Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is Kitee Airfield (KTQ), which is located 134 miles (215 kilometers) W of PES.
- In addition to being known as "Petrozavodsk Airport", other names for PES include "Petroskoin Lendoazema" and "Аэропорт Петрозаводск".
- The furthest airport from Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,681 miles (17,189 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
- Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
- Also located on Moody A.F.B.
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- In September 1944, Moody began replacing the AT-10 with the TB-25 Mitchell.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- The Air Force reorganized the MAJCOMs at the end of the Cold War, and on 1 June 1992 Moody was reassigned from the inactivating Tactical Air Command to the new Air Combat Command.