Nonstop flight route between Soldotna, Alaska, United States and Vladivostok, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Soldotna Airport (SXQ), Soldotna, Alaska, United States and Vladivostok International Airport (VVO), Vladivostok, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,261 miles (or 5,247 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 Soldotna Airport and Vladivostok International 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 Soldotna Airport and Vladivostok International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Soldotna Airport (SXQ):

• Soldotna Airport (SXQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport covers an area of 426 acres at an elevation of 113 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Soldotna Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Soldotna 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.
• On February 4, 1985, North Pacific Airlines Flight 1802, a Beechcraft BE65-A-80 Queen Air N50NP, on a regularly scheduled flight from Anchorage to Soldotna, crashed 1.5 miles southwest of the airport while on approach to land.
• The furthest airport from Soldotna Airport (SXQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,600 miles (17,059 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Soldotna Airport (SXQ) is Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NW of SXQ.

Facts about Vladivostok International Airport (VVO):

• The closest airport to Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), which is located 141 miles (226 kilometers) WSW of VVO.
• Vladivostok International Airport is located near Artyom, Primorsky Krai, Russia roughly an hour's drive north of the center of the city of Vladivostok.
• Federal and regional government announced plans to rebuild Vladivostok International Airport prior to the APEC Russia 2012 Summit on Russky Island, south of Vladivostok.
• The airport has two airfields, Lake Springs and Knevichi.
• The furthest airport from Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) is Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ), which is located 11,803 miles (18,995 kilometers) away in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
• Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Vladivostok International Airport", another name for VVO is "Международный аэропорт «Владивосток»".
• Because of Vladivostok International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Vladivostok 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.