Nonstop flight route between Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji and Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991):

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Suva International Airport (SUV), Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji and Pulkovo Airport (LED), Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,150 miles (or 14,725 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 Suva International Airport and Pulkovo 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 Suva International Airport and Pulkovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Suva International Airport (SUV):

• The furthest airport from Suva International Airport (SUV) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Suva International Airport (meaning Suva International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
• Because of Suva International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Suva 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.
• Suva International Airport (SUV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Suva International Airport (SUV) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of SUV.

Facts about Pulkovo Airport (LED):

• Pulkovo Airport handled 12,854,366 passengers last year.
• Because of Pulkovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pulkovo 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 1951 the airport terminal was redesigned to handle larger aircraft.
• As of 2013, Pulkovo is the 3rd busiest in Russia after Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
• In addition to being known as "Pulkovo Airport", another name for LED is "Аэропо́рт Пу́лково".
• During the Second World War the airport was the frontline in the Nazi Siege of Leningrad.
• The closest airport to Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Rzhevka Airport (RVH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of LED.
• The furthest airport from Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,868 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In February 1948, after the damage was completely repaired, the airport resumed scheduled passenger flights.
• Pulkovo Airport (LED) has 2 runways.