Nonstop flight route between Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Bethel, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(68°50'52"N by 58°11'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(60°46'42"N by 161°50'13"W)
Distance from VRI to BET:
3,263.24 miles (5,251.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varandey Airport (VRI), Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia and Bethel Airport (BET), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,263 miles (or 5,252 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 Varandey Airport and Bethel 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 Varandey Airport and Bethel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRI / |
| Airport Name: | Varandey Airport |
| Location: | Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°50'52"N by 58°11'54"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRI |
| More Information: | VRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BET / PABE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bethel, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'42"N by 161°50'13"W |
| Area Served: | Bethel, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BET |
| More Information: | BET Maps & Info |
Facts about Varandey Airport (VRI):
- Because of Varandey Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Varandey 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 Varandey Airport (VRI) is Amderma (AMV), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NE of VRI.
- The furthest airport from Varandey Airport (VRI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Bethel Airport (BET):
- The furthest airport from Bethel Airport (BET) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Bethel Airport (BET) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of BET.
- In addition to being known as "Bethel Airport", other names for BET include "(former Bethel Air Base)" and "(former Todd Army Airfield)".
- Bethel Airport (BET) has 3 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 140,291 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 134,848 enplanements in 2009, and 144,353 in 2010.
- Because of Bethel Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.66 miles (166.83 km) NE | Amderma (AMV) | Amderma, Russia |     |
| 2 | 154.35 miles (248.41 km) WSW | Naryan-Mar Airport (NNM) | Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 3 | 175.87 miles (283.03 km) ESE | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) | Vorkuta, Russia | |
| 4 | 199.45 miles (320.97 km) SSE | Inta Airport Аэропорт Инта (INA) | Inta, Russia | |
| 5 | 259.05 miles (416.90 km) S | Pechora Airport (PEX) | Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 269.35 miles (433.48 km) ESE | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| 7 | 384.67 miles (619.07 km) SSW | Ukhta (UCT) | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 433.62 miles (697.84 km) WSW | Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) | Leshukonskoye, Russia | |
| 9 | 451.62 miles (726.81 km) ESE | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 10 | 510.98 miles (822.33 km) SSE | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 519.36 miles (835.82 km) ESE | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 12 | 540.64 miles (870.07 km) SSW | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW) | Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 542.57 miles (873.18 km) SSE | Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) | Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 14 | 557.39 miles (897.04 km) WSW | Talagi Airport (ARH) | Arkhangelsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 584.94 miles (941.37 km) NE | Dikson Airport (DKS) | Dikson, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,667.94 miles (17,168.34 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,528.70 miles (16,944.25 km) W | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 10,491.40 miles (16,884.23 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,457.73 miles (16,830.04 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,457.49 miles (16,829.66 km) W | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,375.66 miles (16,697.97 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,375.19 miles (16,697.20 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,366.60 miles (16,683.38 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,233.35 miles (16,468.94 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,201.69 miles (16,417.99 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,140.75 miles (16,319.92 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,121.07 miles (16,288.25 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,117.01 miles (16,281.71 km) W | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 10,100.97 miles (16,255.89 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,092.64 miles (16,242.49 km) W | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.18 miles (5.12 km) E | Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT) | Bethel, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 5.60 miles (9.02 km) SSE | Napaskiak Airport (PKA) | Napaskiak, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 7.75 miles (12.47 km) SW | Napakiak Airport (WNA) | Napakiak, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 13.30 miles (21.40 km) E | Kwethluk Airport (KWT) | Kwethluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 15.89 miles (25.58 km) WNW | Atmautluak Airport (ATT) | Atmautluak, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 22.09 miles (35.55 km) WNW | Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 22.15 miles (35.65 km) ENE | Akiak Airport (AKI) | Akiak, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 24.05 miles (38.71 km) WNW | Kasigluk Airport (KUK) | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 36.50 miles (58.74 km) NE | Tuluksak Airport (TLT) | Tuluksak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 39.67 miles (63.84 km) S | Eek Airport (EEK) | Eek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 41.62 miles (66.98 km) SW | Tuntutuliak Airport (WTL) | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 63.54 miles (102.25 km) ENE | Nyac Airport (ZNC) | Nyac, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) SSW | Kongiganak Airport (KKH) | Kongiganak, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 70.73 miles (113.82 km) S | Quinhagak Airport (KWN) | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 70.96 miles (114.20 km) NNE | Russian Mission Airport (RSH) | Russian Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,584.36 miles (17,033.84 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,577.43 miles (17,022.67 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,555.75 miles (16,987.79 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,515.50 miles (16,923.02 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,471.14 miles (16,851.62 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,361.14 miles (16,674.60 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,295.89 miles (16,569.60 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,287.75 miles (16,556.49 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,260.36 miles (16,512.41 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,260.36 miles (16,512.41 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,255.95 miles (16,505.31 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,250.99 miles (16,497.33 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,248.69 miles (16,493.63 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,242.46 miles (16,483.61 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,230.05 miles (16,463.63 km) SSW | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |