Nonstop flight route between Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia and Lydd, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU), Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia and Lydd International Airport (LYX), Lydd, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,260 miles (or 2,027 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 relatively short distance between Velikiye Luki Airport and Lydd International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLU / ULOL | 
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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: | LYX / EGMD | 
| Airport Name: | Lydd International Airport | 
| Location: | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'21"N by 0°56'21"E | 
| Area Served: | London, East Sussex and Kent | 
| Operator/Owner: | London Ashford Airport Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYX | 
| More Information: | LYX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU):
- The closest airport to Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) is Smolensk South Airport (LNX), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SSE of 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.
 - 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.
 - Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Lydd International Airport (LYX):
- The closest airport to Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Lympne Airport (LYM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of LYX.
 - Lydd Airport, opened in 1956, was the first airport to be built in the UK following the end of the Second World War.
 - Lydd International Airport handled 2,696 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Lydd International Airport (LYX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,928 miles (19,197 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - On 12 April 2014, Newmarket Holidays, which offers flights to Verona and Naples in Italy, said it would move its Kent departures from Manston to Lydd Airport.
 - Because of Lydd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Lydd 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.
 - Lydd International Airport (LYX) currently has only 1 runway.
 
