Nonstop flight route between Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(16°31'59"N by 80°40'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W)
Distance from VGA to MSL:
8,811.11 miles (14,180.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vijayawada Airport (VGA), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,811 miles (or 14,180 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGA / VBOZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'59"N by 80°40'0"E |
| Area Served: | Vijayawada |
| Operator/Owner: | AAI |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VGA |
| More Information: | VGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSL / KMSL |
| Airport Name: | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport |
| Location: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'43"N by 87°36'37"W |
| Area Served: | Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Colbert & Lauderdale Counties |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSL |
| More Information: | MSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Vijayawada Airport (VGA):
- Because of Vijayawada Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Vijayawada 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vijayawada Airport", other names for VGA include "Gannavaram Airport" and "VOBZ".
- The furthest airport from Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Vijayawada Airport (VGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport, which had only Kingfisher Airline operating two flights - one each to Hyderabad and Bangalore previously, now has six flights a day taking off to various destinations.
- The closest airport to Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), which is located 156 miles (251 kilometers) WNW of VGA.
Facts about Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL):
- Currently, Muscle Shoals is served by Silver Airways with two daily flights to Atlanta.
- The airport was opened in February 1940, however in 1942 it was taken over by the United States Army Air Forces as a World War II pilot training military airfield.
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,932 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) is Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of MSL.
- Because of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Northwest Alabama Regional 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 155.85 miles (250.81 km) WNW | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) | Hyderabad, India |     |
| 2 | 158.60 miles (255.24 km) WNW | Begumpet Airport (BPM) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 3 | 171.67 miles (276.28 km) NNW | Ramagundam Airport (RMD) | Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 187.77 miles (302.18 km) ENE | విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 188.25 miles (302.96 km) SW | Cuddapah Airport (CDP) | Cuddapah, India | |
| 6 | 197.36 miles (317.62 km) NNE | Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) | Jagdalpur, India | |
| 7 | 213.97 miles (344.36 km) SSW | Tirupati Airport (TIR) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 247.65 miles (398.55 km) S | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| 9 | 268.73 miles (432.48 km) WSW | Bellary Airport (BEP) | Bellary, India | |
| 10 | 286.28 miles (460.73 km) NW | Nanded Airport (NDC) | Nanded, India | |
| 11 | 303.59 miles (488.58 km) SW | Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) | Bangalore, India | |
| 12 | 305.85 miles (492.21 km) WNW | Latur Airport (LTU) | Latur, Maharashtra, India | |
| 13 | 320.72 miles (516.14 km) S | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 14 | 321.53 miles (517.45 km) WNW | Solapur Airport (SSE) | Sholapur (Solapur), India | |
| 15 | 327.17 miles (526.52 km) WNW | Osmanabad Airport (OMN) | Osmanabad, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,458.94 miles (18,441.33 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,170.89 miles (17,977.75 km) SSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,165.77 miles (17,969.52 km) SSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 10,958.93 miles (17,636.65 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,956.91 miles (17,633.39 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,953.48 miles (17,627.87 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,946.93 miles (17,617.32 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,946.44 miles (17,616.55 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,917.75 miles (17,570.37 km) W | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 10 | 10,892.75 miles (17,530.13 km) WSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 11 | 10,886.90 miles (17,520.72 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 12 | 10,884.18 miles (17,516.34 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,876.74 miles (17,504.38 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,868.77 miles (17,491.55 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,844.69 miles (17,452.80 km) SW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) E | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 48.04 miles (77.31 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 48.69 miles (78.35 km) SSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 52.77 miles (84.92 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 57.54 miles (92.61 km) WNW | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 60.98 miles (98.14 km) NNE | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 63.15 miles (101.63 km) ENE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 73.81 miles (118.78 km) WSW | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) N | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 86.70 miles (139.52 km) NE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 88.71 miles (142.77 km) ENE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 12 | 89.78 miles (144.49 km) SSW | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) NW | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 95.23 miles (153.26 km) SSE | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) SSW | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,142.65 miles (17,932.31 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,122.93 miles (17,900.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,103.49 miles (17,869.29 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,090.79 miles (17,848.85 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,087.23 miles (17,843.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,084.36 miles (17,838.50 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,072.96 miles (17,820.15 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,066.34 miles (17,809.50 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,065.40 miles (17,807.98 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,059.28 miles (17,798.14 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,036.88 miles (17,762.10 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,012.40 miles (17,722.70 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.51 miles (17,708.39 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,999.24 miles (17,701.51 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,995.36 miles (17,695.27 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |