Nonstop flight route between Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia and Sármellék, Hungary:
Departure Airport:
(56°22'54"N by 30°36'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E)
Distance from VLU to SOB:
881.71 miles (1,418.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU), Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia and Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB), Sármellék, Hungary would travel a Great Circle distance of 882 miles (or 1,419 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 Hévíz-Balaton 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: | SOB / LHSM |
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| Location: | Sármellék, Hungary |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'11"N by 17°9'33"E |
| Area Served: | Lake Balaton, Hungary |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 408 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOB |
| More Information: | SOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU):
- 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 closest airport to Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) is Smolensk South Airport (LNX), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SSE of VLU.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB):
- The furthest airport from Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Hévíz-Balaton Airport", another name for SOB is "Hévíz-Balaton Repülőtér".
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport, previously also known as Sármellék International Airport, is an international airport in Hungary located west of Lake Balaton, 1 kilometre south-southwest of the village of Sármellék, Zala County and Keszthely.
- Its importance is due to the proximity of Lake Balaton, Hungary's most important holiday resort and the thermal spas of Hévíz and Zalakaros.
- Because of Hévíz-Balaton Airport's relatively low elevation of 408 feet, planes can take off or land at Hévíz-Balaton 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.
- Due to financial problems, the airport closed over the winter period 2008–09, but closed indefinitely on 10 October 2009.
- In 2012 the airport has also got a new name, since April it is known as Hévíz-Balaton Airport.
- Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) W of SOB.
| 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 | 71.39 miles (114.90 km) W | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 2 | 83.46 miles (134.31 km) SW | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 3 | 84.01 miles (135.19 km) WNW | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 4 | 102.17 miles (164.43 km) NNW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 5 | 102.54 miles (165.02 km) N | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 111.81 miles (179.94 km) ENE | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 7 | 115.80 miles (186.36 km) SE | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 8 | 120.75 miles (194.33 km) S | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 9 | 132.56 miles (213.33 km) WSW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 10 | 133.83 miles (215.38 km) W | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 11 | 137.52 miles (221.32 km) NNE | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 156.62 miles (252.06 km) SE | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 13 | 160.53 miles (258.35 km) SW | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 14 | 162.41 miles (261.37 km) N | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 15 | 163.18 miles (262.60 km) NNE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.29 miles (18,903.78 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,320.08 miles (18,217.86 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.40 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,298.05 miles (18,182.40 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,275.76 miles (18,146.53 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,270.53 miles (18,138.11 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,265.96 miles (18,130.77 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,245.15 miles (18,097.28 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,243.18 miles (18,094.09 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,239.44 miles (18,088.09 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,236.34 miles (18,083.09 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,232.53 miles (18,076.96 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,224.77 miles (18,064.47 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,220.54 miles (18,057.66 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,201.62 miles (18,027.22 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |