Nonstop flight route between Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Saransk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vijayawada Airport (VGA), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Saransk Airport (SKX), Saransk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,214 miles (or 5,172 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 Vijayawada Airport and Saransk 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 Vijayawada Airport and Saransk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | SKX / UWPS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Saransk, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°7'30"N by 45°12'54"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 676 feet (206 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKX | 
| More Information: | SKX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vijayawada Airport (VGA):
- Vijayawada Airport (VGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), which is located 156 miles (251 kilometers) WNW of 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.
- 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.
Facts about Saransk Airport (SKX):
- In addition to being known as "Saransk Airport", another name for SKX is "Аэропорт Саранск".
- The furthest airport from Saransk Airport (SKX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,451 miles (16,820 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Saransk Airport (SKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Saransk Airport's relatively low elevation of 676 feet, planes can take off or land at Saransk 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 Saransk Airport (SKX) is Penza Airport (PEZ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of SKX.




