Nonstop flight route between Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and Kenema, Sierra Leone:
Departure Airport:
(17°43'15"N by 83°13'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°53'49"N by 11°10'24"W)
Distance from VTZ to KEN:
6,339.29 miles (10,202.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and Kenema Airport (KEN), Kenema, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,339 miles (or 10,202 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VTZ / VEVZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°43'15"N by 83°13'27"E |
| Area Served: | Visakhapatnam |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Navy Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VTZ |
| More Information: | VTZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEN / GFKE |
| Airport Name: | Kenema Airport |
| Location: | Kenema, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°53'49"N by 11°10'24"W |
| Area Served: | Kenema |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 485 feet (148 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEN |
| More Information: | KEN Maps & Info |
Facts about విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ):
- In addition to being known as "విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం", other names for VTZ include "Visakhapatnam International Airport", "INS DEGA" and "VOVZ".
- Because of విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం 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 విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NW of VTZ.
- విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) has 2 runways.
- In January 2012, the state-run national flag carrier Air India announced that they would begin operations between Dubai and Visakhapatnam by Hyderabad from 25 March 2012.
- The furthest airport from విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Kenema Airport (KEN):
- Because of Kenema Airport's relatively low elevation of 485 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenema 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 Kenema Airport (KEN) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kenema Airport (meaning Kenema Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Kenema Airport (KEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kenema Airport (KEN) is Bo Airport (KBS), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) W of KEN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.67 miles (195.81 km) NW | Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) | Jagdalpur, India |     |
| 2 | 187.77 miles (302.18 km) WSW | Vijayawada Airport (VGA) | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 243.10 miles (391.23 km) NE | Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) | Bhubaneswar, India | |
| 4 | 257.91 miles (415.07 km) NNW | Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) | Raipur, India | |
| 5 | 260.49 miles (419.22 km) WNW | Ramagundam Airport (RMD) | Ramagundam, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 6 | 303.58 miles (488.56 km) NNW | Bilaspur Airport (PAB) | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| 7 | 313.85 miles (505.09 km) W | Begumpet Airport (BPM) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 8 | 317.83 miles (511.49 km) W | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) | Hyderabad, India | |
| 9 | 329.94 miles (530.99 km) NNE | Rourkela Airport (RRK) | Rourkela, India | |
| 10 | 358.22 miles (576.50 km) NW | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (NAG) | Nagpur, India | |
| 11 | 369.47 miles (594.60 km) SW | Cuddapah Airport (CDP) | Cuddapah, India | |
| 12 | 373.81 miles (601.59 km) SW | Tirupati Airport (TIR) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 13 | 385.70 miles (620.73 km) SSW | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| 14 | 399.99 miles (643.72 km) WNW | Nanded Airport (NDC) | Nanded, India | |
| 15 | 400.21 miles (644.08 km) NNE | Sonari Airport (IXW) | Jamshedpur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,399.83 miles (18,346.20 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,177.65 miles (17,988.64 km) SSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,164.40 miles (17,967.31 km) SSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 11,076.22 miles (17,825.40 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,074.84 miles (17,823.19 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,067.45 miles (17,811.29 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,067.11 miles (17,810.75 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 8 | 11,048.89 miles (17,781.42 km) SW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,043.94 miles (17,773.45 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,043.31 miles (17,772.44 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,026.15 miles (17,744.82 km) WSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,004.53 miles (17,710.04 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,977.44 miles (17,666.43 km) W | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,971.79 miles (17,657.34 km) SW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,956.78 miles (17,633.18 km) WSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.37 miles (64.97 km) W | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 2 | 50.36 miles (81.05 km) N | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 72.01 miles (115.89 km) ENE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 4 | 82.63 miles (132.98 km) W | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 95.47 miles (153.64 km) WSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 100.64 miles (161.96 km) ENE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 7 | 112.95 miles (181.78 km) NE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 8 | 114.69 miles (184.58 km) SSE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 122.58 miles (197.27 km) N | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 124.70 miles (200.68 km) ENE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 11 | 127.68 miles (205.48 km) SSE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 12 | 138.04 miles (222.15 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 146.91 miles (236.43 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 150.29 miles (241.87 km) N | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 15 | 157.53 miles (253.51 km) SSE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,031.11 miles (19,362.14 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,016.19 miles (19,338.14 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 11,992.07 miles (19,299.32 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,950.22 miles (19,231.97 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,943.65 miles (19,221.39 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,932.45 miles (19,203.38 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,921.57 miles (19,185.86 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,912.27 miles (19,170.89 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 9 | 11,911.53 miles (19,169.70 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,900.01 miles (19,151.17 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,898.38 miles (19,148.54 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,891.16 miles (19,136.92 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,884.47 miles (19,126.15 km) S | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,877.16 miles (19,114.39 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,863.30 miles (19,092.09 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |