Nonstop flight route between Luganville, Vanuatu and Krasnoyarsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu and Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA), Krasnoyarsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,539 miles (or 10,523 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново, 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SON / NVSS |
Airport Name: | Santo-Pekoa International Airport |
Location: | Luganville, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°30'20"S by 167°13'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SON |
More Information: | SON Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJA / UNKL |
Airport Name: | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново |
Location: | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°10'18"N by 92°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Krasnoyarsk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KJA |
More Information: | KJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):
- The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
- Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa International 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.
- Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Luganville Airfield was used as a civilian airstrip until the early 1970s, however as it was on higher ground it was often clouded in and so it was decided to move all operations to the former Pekoa Airfield/Bomber Field No.2 which became Santo-Pekoa International Airport.
- The 7th Naval Construction Battalion arrived on Santo on 11 August 1942 and began construction of more extensive air facilities to support the Guadalcanal Campaign.
- The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.
Facts about Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA):
- Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 2007, it was announced that Lufthansa Cargo might switch its Asian refueling and distribution point from Astana, Kazakhstan to Yemelyanovo Airport, because Russia would no longer permit Lufthansa the use of its air space for their Europe to Asia flights unless they could sell fuel.
- Because of Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново 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.
- Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново handled 1,897,563 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,755 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- The closest airport to Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) is Achinsk Airport (ACS), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) W of KJA.
- The construction of the airport located some 27 km from Krasnoyarsk started in 1970.