Nonstop flight route between Vilnius, Lithuania and Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vilnius International Airport (VNO), Vilnius, Lithuania and Sainte Marie Airport (SMS), Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,163 miles (or 8,308 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 Sainte Marie 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 Sainte Marie 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• Vilnius International Airport (VNO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Buses connect the airport with Vilnius Central Station, city centre and northern areas of the city.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of VNO.
• In addition to being known as "Vilnius International Airport", another name for VNO is "Tarptautinis Vilniaus oro uostas".
• On 30 June 2013 Air Lituanica began its flights from the Vilnius International Airport.Today Vilnius Airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in Europe.

Facts about Sainte Marie Airport (SMS):

• The closest airport to Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) is Toamasino Airport (TMM), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) SSW of SMS.
• Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• Because of Sainte Marie Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Sainte Marie 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.