Nonstop flight route between Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Kursk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E)
Distance from VQS to URS:
5,725.35 miles (9,214.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Vostochny Airport (URS), Kursk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,725 miles (or 9,214 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 Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport and Vostochny 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 Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport and Vostochny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
| Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
| Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
| More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URS / UUOK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kursk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence Russian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Joint, Russian Air Force |
| Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from URS |
| More Information: | URS Maps & Info |
Facts about Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS):
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- When anti-military demonstrators started flocking into Vieques, both by air and sea, in 1999, Vieques Airport saw a considerable increase to its normal yearly average of passengers.
- Early in 2005, plans were announced to expand the airport's lone runway, so that the airport can accept flights by smaller jets.
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez 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.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
Facts about Vostochny Airport (URS):
- The furthest airport from Vostochny Airport (URS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,439 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Vostochny Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vostochny 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.
- Vostochny Airport (URS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vostochny Airport (URS) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of URS.
- In addition to being known as "Vostochny Airport", another name for URS is "Аэропорт Восточный".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) NW | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.50 miles (28.17 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 20.17 miles (32.47 km) W | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 4 | 36.90 miles (59.38 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 38.91 miles (62.63 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | 39.43 miles (63.45 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.48 miles (73.19 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 54.34 miles (87.46 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 57.14 miles (91.96 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 58.34 miles (93.90 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 70.79 miles (113.92 km) W | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 73.13 miles (117.69 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 80.56 miles (129.65 km) WNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 108.93 miles (175.31 km) W | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,239.24 miles (19,697.09 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,126.60 miles (19,515.82 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,107.36 miles (19,484.86 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,082.41 miles (19,444.70 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,050.96 miles (19,394.09 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,030.69 miles (19,361.48 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.07 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,001.66 miles (19,314.75 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,967.64 miles (19,260.00 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,936.62 miles (19,210.08 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,929.41 miles (19,198.48 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,897.44 miles (19,147.03 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,832.18 miles (19,041.99 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.62 miles (124.92 km) S | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 2 | 82.70 miles (133.10 km) N | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 3 | 125.45 miles (201.89 km) E | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 4 | 126.23 miles (203.15 km) S | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 134.79 miles (216.92 km) NW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 6 | 152.12 miles (244.81 km) ENE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 171.02 miles (275.22 km) SW | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 193.14 miles (310.83 km) N | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 9 | 219.52 miles (353.28 km) SW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 221.82 miles (356.99 km) W | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 230.16 miles (370.41 km) WNW | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 12 | 230.95 miles (371.68 km) ENE | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 13 | 240.45 miles (386.97 km) SSW | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 243.35 miles (391.64 km) NE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 253.96 miles (408.71 km) WSW | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,836.27 miles (17,439.24 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,401.23 miles (16,739.11 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,394.80 miles (16,728.77 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,391.77 miles (16,723.89 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,382.58 miles (16,709.10 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,370.40 miles (16,689.49 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,370.07 miles (16,688.96 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,364.68 miles (16,680.29 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,361.51 miles (16,675.19 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,361.21 miles (16,674.71 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,354.68 miles (16,664.20 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,344.55 miles (16,647.89 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,338.81 miles (16,638.66 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,338.05 miles (16,637.43 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,337.94 miles (16,637.26 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |