Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Shelton, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), Moscow, Russia and Sanderson Field (SHN), Shelton, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,242 miles (or 8,435 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 Sanderson Field, 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 Sanderson Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Vnukovo International Airport (VKO):

• ^* – Domestic flights from North Caucasus arrive to Terminal D
• 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 (VKO) has 2 runways.
• The airport can handle a maximum of 10,100 passengers per hour, and 4,000 people are employed there.
• A massive reconstruction and strategic development programme commenced at Vnukovo International in late 2003, following the transfer by the Federal Government of the controlling stake in the airport to the Government of Moscow.
• Vnukovo International Airport, is a dual runway international airport located 28 kilometres southwest from the centre of Moscow, Russia.
• 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.
• The first passenger flights of the IL-18 and Tu-114 were also made from Vnukovo Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Vnukovo International Airport", another name for VKO is "Международный Аэропорт Внуково".
• 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 Sanderson Field (SHN):

• Services at Sanderson include minor airframe and powerplant repair by Olympic Air.
• The closest airport to Sanderson Field (SHN) is Olympia Regional Airport (OLM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSE of SHN.
• The furthest airport from Sanderson Field (SHN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,810 miles (17,397 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Sanderson Field (SHN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sanderson Field originally operated under the name Mason County Airport.
• Because of Sanderson Field's relatively low elevation of 273 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanderson Field 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.