Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Tomsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF), Tomsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,363 miles (or 10,240 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 Moody Air Force Base and Tomsk Bogashevo 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 Moody Air Force Base and Tomsk Bogashevo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 1 September 1951, Moody was formally transferred from SAC to ATC.
• The wing executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the global war on terrorism.
• On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.

Facts about Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF):

• In fall 2006, construction will begin on a new road connecting Bogashevo to the Akademgorodok scientific research district.
• In addition to being known as "Tomsk Bogashevo Airport", another name for TOF is "Аэропорт "Богашёво"".
• In 2004 and 2005, the passenger terminal and the open space in front of the airport were reconstructed at a cost of 70 million roubles.
• The furthest airport from Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) is Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of TOF.
• Tomsk Bogashevo Airport handled 22,632 passengers last year.
• Because of Tomsk Bogashevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Tomsk Bogashevo 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 airport opened in November 1967 and replaced another airport within the Kashtak district in the city of Tomsk.