Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Moscow, Russia and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,506 miles (or 2,424 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 relatively short distance between Sheremetyevo International Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVO / UUEE |
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Location: | Moscow, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°58'22"N by 37°24'52"E |
Area Served: | Moscow |
Operator/Owner: | International Airport Sheremetyevo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVO |
More Information: | SVO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXF / EGVT |
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Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO):
- In the 2000s, Sheremetyevo saw growing competition from a newer and more comfortable Domodedovo International Airport.
- In December 2011, a new Area control center was opened.
- The furthest airport from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sheremetyevo International Airport", another name for SVO is "Международный аэропорт Шереметьево".
- Aeroflot had been trying to implement the project of a new terminal since January 2001.
- Opened on May 6, 1980 for the Moscow Summer Olympics, Terminal F, previously Sheremetyevo-2, has 15 jetways and 21 remote aircraft stands.
- Terminal B, previously Sheremetyevo-1, catered mainly to internal low-cost flights and flights to Minsk, Belarus.
- Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Sheremetyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheremetyevo 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.
- A major reconstruction of the terminal and its interior space was completed by late 2009.
- The closest airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of SVO.
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- In June 1955 the 20th FBW started receiving the F-84F "Thunderstreak" in addition to its F-84Ds and F-84Gs.
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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 MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- The 20th Fighter Bomber Wing established an operational detachment at Wheelus AB, Libya, in February 1958.
- In 1978 the British and American Governments agreed to establish a Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers unit in the UK.
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- Wethersfield was allocated by the RAF to the United States Army Air Forces Ninth Air Force in August 1942.
- The fighter squadrons of the 20th had been in constant rotation since the arrival of the wing at Wethersfield in 1952.
- On 6 June 1982 614 VGS moved to MDPGA Wethersfield from RAF Debden, as that base was required for tank training.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".