Nonstop flight route between Volgograd, Russia and East London, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(48°46'54"N by 44°20'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E)
Distance from VOG to ELS:
5,744.10 miles (9,244.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Volgograd International Airport (VOG), Volgograd, Russia and East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,744 miles (or 9,244 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VOG / URWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Volgograd, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'54"N by 44°20'48"E |
| Area Served: | Volgograd |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Volgograd International Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 482 feet (147 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VOG |
| More Information: | VOG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
| Airport Name: | East London Airport |
| Location: | East London, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
| Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
| More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Facts about Volgograd International Airport (VOG):
- In addition to being known as "Volgograd International Airport", another name for VOG is "Международный Аэропорт Волгоград".
- Because of Volgograd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 482 feet, planes can take off or land at Volgograd 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 Volgograd International Airport (VOG) is Elista International Airport (ESL), which is located 166 miles (268 kilometers) S of VOG.
- The furthest airport from Volgograd International Airport (VOG) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,661 miles (17,157 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Volgograd International Airport (VOG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- Passenger flights were undertaken by two de Havilland Moth planes on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays, weather permitting.
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
- The airport was renamed in 1994.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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 East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 166.36 miles (267.73 km) S | Elista International Airport (ESL) | Elista, Kalmykia, Russia |     |
| 2 | 206.49 miles (332.30 km) NNE | Tsentralny Airport (RTW) | Saratov, Russia | |
| 3 | 228.56 miles (367.83 km) W | Luhansk International Airport (VSG) | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | |
| 4 | 234.20 miles (376.91 km) WSW | Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 5 | 242.73 miles (390.63 km) SE | Narimanovo Airport (ASF) | Astrakhan, Russia | |
| 6 | 259.73 miles (417.99 km) NE | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 274.66 miles (442.02 km) SSW | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 8 | 300.96 miles (484.34 km) N | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 9 | 304.82 miles (490.56 km) NNW | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 10 | 307.36 miles (494.65 km) W | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 307.96 miles (495.61 km) NW | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 320.52 miles (515.82 km) SSW | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | Mineralnye Vody, Russia | |
| 13 | 340.01 miles (547.19 km) WSW | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 342.79 miles (551.67 km) NW | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 355.81 miles (572.62 km) SW | Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,660.79 miles (17,156.84 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,494.77 miles (16,889.65 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,483.03 miles (16,870.76 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,422.68 miles (16,773.63 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,391.38 miles (16,723.27 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,390.01 miles (16,721.06 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,329.03 miles (16,622.92 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,294.54 miles (16,567.42 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,213.32 miles (16,436.70 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 10,195.49 miles (16,408.01 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,167.16 miles (16,362.42 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,142.42 miles (16,322.60 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,141.63 miles (16,321.32 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,140.19 miles (16,319.01 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,134.29 miles (16,309.51 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.15 miles (104.85 km) WSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 114.31 miles (183.96 km) NNE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 3 | 143.28 miles (230.59 km) WSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 210.82 miles (339.28 km) NE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 221.32 miles (356.17 km) N | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 222.73 miles (358.45 km) NNE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) N | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 228.78 miles (368.18 km) N | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 247.37 miles (398.09 km) N | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 269.67 miles (433.99 km) NNE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 279.14 miles (449.23 km) NNE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 286.72 miles (461.43 km) NNW | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 13 | 289.10 miles (465.25 km) N | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 305.60 miles (491.81 km) NE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) WSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,568.58 miles (18,617.79 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,567.16 miles (18,615.49 km) NNE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,563.78 miles (18,610.05 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,562.20 miles (18,607.51 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,561.78 miles (18,606.84 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,558.95 miles (18,602.28 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,558.59 miles (18,601.70 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,558.30 miles (18,601.24 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,556.31 miles (18,598.04 km) NNE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,554.09 miles (18,594.46 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,549.72 miles (18,587.42 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,545.26 miles (18,580.25 km) NNE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,543.40 miles (18,577.26 km) NNE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,541.15 miles (18,573.63 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |