Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Moudjeria, Mauritania:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from VKO to MOM:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- VKO Airport Information
- MOM Airport Information
- Facts about VKO
- Facts about MOM
- Map of Nearest Airports to VKO
- List of Nearest Airports to VKO
- Map of Furthest Airports from VKO
- List of Furthest Airports from VKO
- Map of Nearest Airports to MOM
- List of Nearest Airports to MOM
- Map of Furthest Airports from MOM
- List of Furthest Airports from MOM
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia and Letfotar Airport (MOM), Moudjeria, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,675 miles (or 5,915 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 Letfotar 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 Letfotar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VKO / UUWW |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | MOM / GQNL |
| Airport Name: | Letfotar Airport |
| Location: | Moudjeria, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'0"N by 12°30'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOM |
| More Information: | MOM Maps & Info |
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.
- The closest airport to Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) is Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of VKO.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport can handle a maximum of 10,100 passengers per hour, and 4,000 people are employed there.
- Vnukovo International Airport handled 11,175,100 passengers last year.
- On the northern perimeter of the airport, the government VIP transport wing is located, operating head-of-state flights for high-ranking government officials.
- In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".
- The first passenger flights of the IL-18 and Tu-114 were also made from Vnukovo Airport.
- ^* – Domestic flights from North Caucasus arrive to Terminal D
- Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) has 2 runways.
Facts about Letfotar Airport (MOM):
- The furthest airport from Letfotar Airport (MOM) is Bauerfield International Airport (VLI), which is nearly antipodal to Letfotar Airport (meaning Letfotar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bauerfield International Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Letfotar Airport (MOM) is Tidjikja Airport (TIY), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NE of MOM.
