Nonstop flight route between Vorkuta, Russia and Gibraltar:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from VKT to GIB:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- VKT Airport Information
- GIB Airport Information
- Facts about VKT
- Facts about GIB
- Map of Nearest Airports to VKT
- List of Nearest Airports to VKT
- Map of Furthest Airports from VKT
- List of Furthest Airports from VKT
- Map of Nearest Airports to GIB
- List of Nearest Airports to GIB
- Map of Furthest Airports from GIB
- List of Furthest Airports from GIB
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vorkuta Airport (VKT), Vorkuta, Russia and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,396 miles (or 5,466 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 Vorkuta Airport and Gibraltar International 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 Vorkuta Airport and Gibraltar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VKT / UUYW |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Vorkuta, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°29'17"N by 63°59'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Vorkuta branch of FSUE "Komiaviatrans" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 604 feet (184 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VKT |
More Information: | VKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Vorkuta Airport (VKT):
- Because of Vorkuta Airport's relatively low elevation of 604 feet, planes can take off or land at Vorkuta 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.
- Vorkuta Airport (VKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is Salekhard Airport (SLY), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SE of VKT.
- In addition to being known as "Vorkuta Airport", another name for VKT is "Аэропорт Воркута".
- The furthest airport from Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,786 miles (17,359 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- In April 2009 Ándalus Líneas Aéreas restored Gibraltar's air link with the Spanish capital.
- A new terminal has been constructed at Gibraltar International due to the high number of passengers using it.
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- The road across the runway is constraining operations at the airport, especially with the increase in operations since the Córdoba Agreement.
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.