Nonstop flight route between Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia and Mountain View, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Velikiy Ustyug (VUS), Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,619 miles (or 9,044 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 Velikiy Ustyug and Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Velikiy Ustyug and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Velikiy Ustyug (VUS):

• Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,340 miles (16,641 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Velikiy Ustyug", another name for VUS is "ULWU".
• Because of Velikiy Ustyug's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at Velikiy Ustyug 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 Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) is Kotlas Airport (KSZ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNE of VUS.

Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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 Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• At its peak in the 1990s, NAS Moffett Field was the U.S.
• The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
• On April 16, 1942, control of the facility was returned to the Navy and it was re-commissioned as NAS Sunnyvale.
• The airship hangar's interior is so large that fog sometimes forms near the ceiling.
• After the crashing of the Macon on 12 February 1935, the Navy wanted to close Moffett Field due to its high cost of operations.
• The naval air station was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 12 February 1931.
• In April 2011, the exterior panels began coming down, starting at the top.