Nonstop flight route between Vilnius, Lithuania and Merced, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vilnius International Airport (VNO), Vilnius, Lithuania and Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,770 miles (or 9,285 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 Vilnius International Airport and Merced Regional 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 Vilnius International Airport and Merced Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vilnius International Airport (VNO):

• Because of Vilnius International Airport's relatively low elevation of 646 feet, planes can take off or land at Vilnius 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.
• Buses connect the airport with Vilnius Central Station, city centre and northern areas of the city.
• In addition to being known as "Vilnius International Airport", another name for VNO is "Tarptautinis Vilniaus oro uostas".
• Lithuanian Airlines was established as the Lithuanian flag carrier following independence in 1991 and inherited the Vilnius-based Aeroflot fleet of Tupolev Tu-134, Yakovlev Yak-40, Yak-42 and Antonov An-24, An-26 aircraft, but rapidly replaced these Soviet-era aircraft types with modern Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 jets and Saab 340, Saab 2000 turboprops.
• Vilnius International Airport is the main hub for Air Lituanica, Small Planet Airlines, Grand Cru Airlines, and Aviavilsa and secondary hub for Wizz Air.
• The furthest airport from Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,211 miles (18,043 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of VNO.
• Vilnius International Airport (VNO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):

• In 1943 New Merced Municipal Airport was leased to the U.S.
• Bus connections to Yosemite National Park are available through the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System.
• In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
• Merced Regional Airport is a base for Medi-Flight Northern California, an air ambulance service provided by Mercy Air, a subsidiary of Air Methods.
• Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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.
• The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
• On March 6, 2009 the city council voted to change the name from Merced Municipal Airport to Merced Regional Airport.