Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia and Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,941 miles (or 3,124 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 relatively short distance between Vnukovo International Airport and Almaty International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VKO / UUWW |
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Location: | Moscow, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°35'45"N by 37°16'2"E |
Area Served: | Moscow |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Vnukovo Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VKO |
More Information: | VKO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALA / UAAA |
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Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'19"N by 77°2'40"E |
Area Served: | Almaty |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Almaty International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2234 feet (681 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALA |
More Information: | ALA Maps & Info |
Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):
- The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
- Vnukovo is the oldest Moscow's operating airport.
- In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".
- Vnukovo International Airport, is a dual runway international airport located 28 kilometres southwest from the centre of Moscow, Russia.
- On 4 November 1957, a plane carrying Romanian Workers' Party officials, including the most prominent politicians of Communist Romania, was involved in an accident at Vnukovo Airport.
- Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,747 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
- The airport can handle a maximum of 10,100 passengers per hour, and 4,000 people are employed there.
- The expansion plans include lengthening one of the two V-configured runways to 3,800 m and upgrading the instrument landing system from the present CAT II to CAT III.
- ^* – Domestic flights from North Caucasus arrive to Terminal D
- Because of Vnukovo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vnukovo 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.
Facts about Almaty International Airport (ALA):
- The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.
- Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
- The supersonic transport Tupolev Tu-144 went into service on 26 December 1975, flying mail and freight between Moscow and Alma-Ata in preparation for passenger services, which commenced in November 1977.
- In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
- On 30 September 2008 a second runway was opened with a first departure of a BMI flight bound for London Heathrow.