Nonstop flight route between Yekaterinburg, Russia and Grootfontein, Namibia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koltsovo Airport (SVX), Yekaterinburg, Russia and Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,825 miles (or 9,374 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 Koltsovo Airport and Grootfontein 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 Koltsovo Airport and Grootfontein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Koltsovo Airport (SVX):

• As of 2005, Koltsovo is the fifth largest airport in Russia and a member of Airports Council International.
• The new international terminal opened in December 2005, and the new domestic terminal in October 2007.
• Because of Koltsovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Koltsovo 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 Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SSE of SVX.
• In 2005 established new borders of the city, resulting in a village located in Koltsovo and it became part of Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg.
• Koltsovo Airport handled 4,293,002 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,557 miles (16,990 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Military airport "Koltsovo" was created in 1930 for the needs of the Air Force Institute of the USSR.
• June 1, 2009 at the airport put into operation a modern runway length of 3025 meters and a new control tower.
• In addition to being known as "Koltsovo Airport", another name for SVX is "Аэропорт Кольцово".
• Koltsovo Airport (SVX) has 2 runways.

Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):

• Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
• The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.