Nonstop flight route between Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia and Glendive, Montana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(56°22'54"N by 30°36'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°8'18"N by 104°48'25"W)
Distance from VLU to GDV:
4,835.92 miles (7,782.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU), Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia and Dawson Community Airport (GDV), Glendive, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,836 miles (or 7,783 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLU / ULOL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'54"N by 30°36'35"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLU |
| More Information: | VLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDV / KGDV |
| Airport Name: | Dawson Community Airport |
| Location: | Glendive, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°8'18"N by 104°48'25"W |
| Area Served: | Glendive, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | Dawson County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2458 feet (749 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDV |
| More Information: | GDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU):
- Because of Velikiye Luki Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Velikiye Luki 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.
- Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Velikiye Luki Airport", another name for VLU is "Аэропорт Великие Луки".
- The furthest airport from Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,971 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) is Smolensk South Airport (LNX), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SSE of VLU.
Facts about Dawson Community Airport (GDV):
- Dawson Community Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Glendive, a city in Dawson County, Montana, United States.
- Dawson Community Airport (GDV) has 2 runways.
- Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
- The closest airport to Dawson Community Airport (GDV) is Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) NE of GDV.
- The furthest airport from Dawson Community Airport (GDV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 211 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 243 enplanements in 2009, and 427 in 2010.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.56 miles (203.68 km) SSE | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia |     |
| 2 | 127.65 miles (205.43 km) NW | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 3 | 147.78 miles (237.83 km) N | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 4 | 154.65 miles (248.88 km) W | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 5 | 168.89 miles (271.81 km) S | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 6 | 197.67 miles (318.12 km) NW | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 7 | 198.19 miles (318.96 km) E | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 200.42 miles (322.55 km) SSW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 9 | 212.00 miles (341.18 km) SW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 10 | 236.54 miles (380.68 km) N | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) | |
| 11 | 240.52 miles (387.07 km) WSW | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 12 | 248.62 miles (400.12 km) N | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 13 | 254.82 miles (410.08 km) W | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 14 | 258.65 miles (416.25 km) ESE | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 15 | 260.83 miles (419.77 km) SE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,971.37 miles (17,656.66 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,575.75 miles (17,019.98 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,568.20 miles (17,007.82 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,556.48 miles (16,988.97 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,550.11 miles (16,978.71 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,547.76 miles (16,974.93 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,546.52 miles (16,972.93 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,544.18 miles (16,969.17 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,537.54 miles (16,958.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,535.88 miles (16,955.82 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,524.01 miles (16,936.71 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,523.31 miles (16,935.59 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,517.55 miles (16,926.31 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,516.64 miles (16,924.84 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,513.84 miles (16,920.34 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.66 miles (78.31 km) NE | Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY) | Sidney, Montana, United States | |
| 2 | 70.82 miles (113.98 km) SW | Miles City Airport (MLS) | Miles City, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 75.10 miles (120.86 km) NNW | L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 89.98 miles (144.81 km) NE | Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) | Williston, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 92.74 miles (149.24 km) SE | Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) | Bowman, North Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 97.44 miles (156.82 km) ESE | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 101.51 miles (163.36 km) W | Jordan Airport (JDN) | Jordan, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 112.14 miles (180.47 km) NW | Glasgow International Airport (GGW) | Glasgow, Montana, United States | |
| 9 | 114.78 miles (184.72 km) N | Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) | Plentywood, Montana, United States | |
| 10 | 166.38 miles (267.77 km) NNE | Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN) | Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 181.40 miles (291.93 km) ENE | Minot International Airport (MOT) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 182.52 miles (293.73 km) WSW | Roundup Airport (RPX) | Roundup, Montana, United States | |
| 13 | 182.83 miles (294.23 km) ENE | Minot Air Force Base (MIB) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 190.18 miles (306.06 km) SSE | Black Hills Airport (SPF) | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | |
| 15 | 193.18 miles (310.89 km) E | Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,431.01 miles (16,787.05 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,346.20 miles (16,650.55 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,339.00 miles (16,638.97 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,315.04 miles (16,600.40 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,264.48 miles (16,519.04 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,181.68 miles (16,385.78 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,159.08 miles (16,349.41 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,157.86 miles (16,347.45 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,146.84 miles (16,329.71 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,132.36 miles (16,306.42 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,101.44 miles (16,256.66 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,095.70 miles (16,247.41 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,081.16 miles (16,224.01 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,070.19 miles (16,206.37 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,069.31 miles (16,204.94 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |