Nonstop flight route between Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(63°45'21"N by 121°41'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from VYI to AXU:
5,128.16 miles (8,252.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vilyuisk Airport (VYI), Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,128 miles (or 8,253 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VYI / UENW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°45'21"N by 121°41'39"E |
| Area Served: | Vilyuysk, Vilyuysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VYI |
| More Information: | VYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Vilyuisk Airport (VYI):
- In addition to being known as "Vilyuisk Airport", another name for VYI is "Аэропорт Вилюйск".
- Because of Vilyuisk Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Vilyuisk 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 Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Vilyuisk Airport (meaning Vilyuisk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,838 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) WSW of VYI.
- Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.13 miles (77.46 km) WSW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia |     |
| 2 | 107.85 miles (173.56 km) WSW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 235.32 miles (378.71 km) S | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 253.71 miles (408.30 km) WSW | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 271.58 miles (437.06 km) ESE | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 278.51 miles (448.22 km) ESE | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 334.99 miles (539.12 km) NW | Polyarny Airport (PYJ) | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 8 | 371.56 miles (597.96 km) NE | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 376.75 miles (606.33 km) SSE | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 10 | 416.83 miles (670.82 km) NW | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 455.68 miles (733.35 km) NE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 467.08 miles (751.69 km) WSW | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 473.61 miles (762.19 km) ESE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 474.33 miles (763.36 km) E | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 485.27 miles (780.96 km) SSE | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,326.58 miles (19,837.65 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,729.13 miles (18,876.16 km) SE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,670.82 miles (18,782.31 km) SSE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,612.27 miles (18,688.09 km) S | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 5 | 11,602.59 miles (18,672.51 km) S | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 11,569.23 miles (18,618.82 km) SE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,507.23 miles (18,519.04 km) SSE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,455.44 miles (18,435.70 km) SE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,376.91 miles (18,309.32 km) SE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,375.91 miles (18,307.71 km) SE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,311.12 miles (18,203.44 km) SSE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,293.02 miles (18,174.32 km) SSE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,173.08 miles (17,981.29 km) SSE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,151.75 miles (17,946.95 km) SSE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,145.63 miles (17,937.11 km) SSE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |