Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Crescent City, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia and Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), Crescent City, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,622 miles (or 9,047 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 Vnukovo International Airport and Del Norte County Regional 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 Vnukovo International Airport and Del Norte County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):

• 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.
• Aeroexpress direct line connects Vnukovo Airport and Kiyevsky Rail Terminal in Moscow city centre.
• 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.
• 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 handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
• In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".
• On the northern perimeter of the airport, the government VIP transport wing is located, operating head-of-state flights for high-ranking government officials.
• Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
• The airport can handle a maximum of 10,100 passengers per hour, and 4,000 people are employed there.

Facts about Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC):

• The furthest airport from Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,985 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Brookings Airport (BOK), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) N of CEC.
• The airport covers 544 acres at an elevation of 61 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Del Norte County Regional Airport", another name for CEC is "Jack McNamara Field".
• Because of Del Norte County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Del Norte County 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.
• The airport was served by Pacific Air Lines and its successors, whose Fairchild F-27s stopped there until 1979.
• Del Norte County Regional Airport, also known as Jack McNamara Field, is a public airport three miles northwest of Crescent City, in Del Norte County, California.