Nonstop flight route between Yekaterinburg, Russia and Leribe, Lesotho:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koltsovo Airport (SVX), Yekaterinburg, Russia and Leribe Airport (LRB), Leribe, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,217 miles (or 10,005 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 Leribe 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 Leribe 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):

• 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.
• Military airport "Koltsovo" was created in 1930 for the needs of the Air Force Institute of the USSR.
• The closest airport to Koltsovo Airport (SVX) is Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SSE of SVX.
• In 2011, the number of passengers the airport for the first time in the preceding 20 years, has exceeded the threshold of three million and amounted to 3.356 million people.
• In addition to being known as "Koltsovo Airport", another name for SVX is "Аэропорт Кольцово".
• June 1, 2009 at the airport put into operation a modern runway length of 3025 meters and a new control tower.
• July 24, 2012 the airport opened a new commercial complex with a total area of 19 thousand 185 square meters.
• Koltsovo Airport (SVX) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• Koltsovo Airport handled 4,293,002 passengers last year.

Facts about Leribe Airport (LRB):

• Leribe Airport (LRB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Leribe Airport (LRB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,824 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of Leribe Airport's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LRB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LRB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Leribe Airport (LRB) is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) SW of LRB.