Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
VLU to CKL: distance & flight time
Velikiye Luki (Velikiye Luki Airport) → Shchyolkovo (Chkalovskiy Air Base)
289 mi
465 km · 251 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
See live VLU→CKL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
289 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VLU — Velikiye Luki Airport · Velikiye Luki, Russia
- CKL — Chkalovskiy Air Base · Shchyolkovo, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near VLU
- VTB · Vitebsk Vostochny Airport87 mi away
- LNX · Smolensk North Airport121 mi away
- PKV · Pskov Airport128 mi away
Near CKL
- BKA · Bykovo Airport18 mi away
- ZIA · Zhukovsky International Airport23 mi away
- SVO · Sheremetyevo International Airport26 mi away
- DME · Domodedovo International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VLU from CKL?
The flight distance from Velikiye Luki (VLU) to Shchyolkovo (CKL) is 289 miles (465 km, 251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VLU to CKL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VLU to CKL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VLU–CKL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.