Nonstop flight route between Rifle, Colorado, United States and Vologda, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(39°31'35"N by 107°43'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(59°16'54"N by 39°56'48"E)
Distance from RIL to VGD:
5,363.85 miles (8,632.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), Rifle, Colorado, United States and Vologda Airport (VGD), Vologda, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,364 miles (or 8,632 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 Garfield County Regional Airport and Vologda 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 Garfield County Regional Airport and Vologda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIL / KRIL |
| Airport Name: | Garfield County Regional Airport |
| Location: | Rifle, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°31'35"N by 107°43'36"W |
| Area Served: | Garfield County, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Garfield County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5548 feet (1,691 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIL |
| More Information: | RIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGD / ULWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vologda, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°16'54"N by 39°56'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Vologda Aviation Enterprise" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 387 feet (118 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VGD |
| More Information: | VGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL):
- Because of Garfield County Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,548 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) is Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of RIL.
- The furthest airport from Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,972 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Vologda Airport (VGD):
- Vologda Airport (VGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Vologda Airport", another name for VGD is "Аэропорт Вологда".
- The closest airport to Vologda Airport (VGD) is Cherepovets (CEE), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) W of VGD.
- Because of Vologda Airport's relatively low elevation of 387 feet, planes can take off or land at Vologda 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 Vologda Airport (VGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,578 miles (17,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.83 miles (70.53 km) E | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States |     |
| 2 | 50.39 miles (81.10 km) ESE | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 51.05 miles (82.15 km) WSW | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 67.82 miles (109.14 km) N | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) S | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) NNE | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 78.24 miles (125.91 km) ESE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 80.73 miles (129.93 km) SSE | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 82.15 miles (132.21 km) NNE | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 109.09 miles (175.56 km) S | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 113.02 miles (181.89 km) SE | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 113.59 miles (182.80 km) NW | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 121.03 miles (194.78 km) WSW | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 137.44 miles (221.19 km) ENE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 140.34 miles (225.86 km) SW | Monticello Airport (MXC) | Monticello, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,971.76 miles (17,657.30 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,859.41 miles (17,476.48 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,833.54 miles (17,434.85 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,812.17 miles (17,400.46 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,661.10 miles (17,157.34 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,541.39 miles (16,964.68 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,539.21 miles (16,961.18 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,498.21 miles (16,895.18 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,422.05 miles (16,772.63 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,383.04 miles (16,709.83 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,379.31 miles (16,703.84 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,369.09 miles (16,687.39 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,352.33 miles (16,660.42 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,340.75 miles (16,641.77 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,330.11 miles (16,624.65 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.71 miles (108.97 km) W | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 2 | 89.40 miles (143.87 km) SSW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 109.66 miles (176.48 km) SSE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 4 | 119.15 miles (191.76 km) S | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 5 | 165.64 miles (266.56 km) SSE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 6 | 228.47 miles (367.69 km) SW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 241.33 miles (388.39 km) ENE | Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) | Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia | |
| 8 | 245.27 miles (394.72 km) SSW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 9 | 247.02 miles (397.54 km) SSW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 10 | 253.87 miles (408.56 km) SE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 11 | 262.32 miles (422.17 km) SSW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 12 | 266.21 miles (428.42 km) NW | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 267.72 miles (430.85 km) ENE | Kotlas Airport (KSZ) | Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 273.39 miles (439.97 km) SSW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 15 | 275.81 miles (443.88 km) SSW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,578.44 miles (17,024.31 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,219.76 miles (16,447.07 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,205.44 miles (16,424.02 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,190.87 miles (16,400.57 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,184.24 miles (16,389.91 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,178.85 miles (16,381.23 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,178.28 miles (16,380.32 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,175.82 miles (16,376.35 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,168.33 miles (16,364.29 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,164.06 miles (16,357.42 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,156.79 miles (16,345.73 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,153.87 miles (16,341.03 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,138.29 miles (16,315.96 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,131.42 miles (16,304.90 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,129.24 miles (16,301.39 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |