Nonstop flight route between Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia and Araxos / Patras, Greece:
Departure Airport:
(63°45'21"N by 121°41'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°9'3"N by 21°25'32"E)
Distance from VYI to GPA:
4,181.74 miles (6,729.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vilyuisk Airport (VYI), Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia and Araxos Airport (GPA), Araxos / Patras, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,182 miles (or 6,730 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 Vilyuisk Airport and Araxos 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 Vilyuisk Airport and Araxos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | GPA / LGRX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Araxos / Patras, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°9'3"N by 21°25'32"E |
| Area Served: | Patras & Pyrgos, Greece |
| Operator/Owner: | Greek Armed Forces |
| Airport Type: | Military / Civilian |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GPA |
| More Information: | GPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Vilyuisk Airport (VYI):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vilyuisk Airport", another name for VYI is "Аэропорт Вилюйск".
- Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) is Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) WSW of VYI.
- 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.
Facts about Araxos Airport (GPA):
- Because of Araxos Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Araxos 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.
- Araxos Airport (GPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has served as the home base of the Hellenic Air Force's 116th Combat Wing since May 1969, and of its precursor the 116th Combat Group since April 1962.
- Araxos was established as a military airport in 1936, but was construction of the runway not completed until 1941, when it also became the site of the first radar installation in Greece.
- The furthest airport from Araxos Airport (GPA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Araxos Airport (GPA) is Agrinio Airport (AGQ), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) N of GPA.
- In addition to being known as "Araxos Airport", another name for GPA is "Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου".
| 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 | 31.41 miles (50.55 km) N | Agrinio Airport (AGQ) | Agrinion, Greece | |
| 2 | 40.43 miles (65.07 km) SW | Zakynthos International Airport, "Dionysios Solomos" (ZTH) | Zakynthos, Greece | |
| 3 | 64.37 miles (103.59 km) NNW | Preveza National Airport (PVK) | Preveza, Greece | |
| 4 | 81.70 miles (131.49 km) SSE | Kalamata International Airport (KLX) | Kalamata, Greece | |
| 5 | 101.24 miles (162.92 km) SE | Sparti Airport (SPJ) | Sparti, Laconia, Greece | |
| 6 | 104.39 miles (167.99 km) NE | Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL) | Volos, Greece | |
| 7 | 111.08 miles (178.76 km) ESE | Porto Kheli Airport (PKH) | Porto Cheli, Argolis, Greece | |
| 8 | 111.58 miles (179.57 km) NNW | Ioannina National Airport (IOA) | Ioannina, Greece | |
| 9 | 117.64 miles (189.32 km) NNE | Larissa State Airport “Thessaly” (LRA) | Larisa, Greece | |
| 10 | 129.14 miles (207.84 km) NW | Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) | Corfu, Greece | |
| 11 | 132.65 miles (213.48 km) ENE | Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) | Skiathos Island, Greece | |
| 12 | 138.01 miles (222.10 km) E | Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH) | Athens, Greece | |
| 13 | 149.18 miles (240.08 km) N | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece | |
| 14 | 156.47 miles (251.81 km) SE | Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) | Kithira, Greece | |
| 15 | 158.77 miles (255.51 km) N | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,428.04 miles (18,391.60 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,312.97 miles (18,206.41 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,269.70 miles (18,136.78 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,263.49 miles (18,126.78 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,189.95 miles (18,008.43 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,170.73 miles (17,977.50 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 11,170.27 miles (17,976.77 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,115.79 miles (17,889.08 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,106.71 miles (17,874.47 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,076.38 miles (17,825.66 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,069.27 miles (17,814.22 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,065.42 miles (17,808.03 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,054.30 miles (17,790.13 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,052.45 miles (17,787.16 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,041.42 miles (17,769.40 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |