SHENYANG - A direct air route between Shenyang, capital city of Northeast China's Liaoning province, and Vladivostok, Russia, was launched Monday.

The flight departs from Shenyang every Monday and Friday at 7:10 pm and arrives in Vladivostok at 10:40 pm local time. The return flight leaves Vladivostok at 11:40 pm and arrives in Shenyang at 11:15 pm local time.

Vladivostok is an important Russian port on the Pacific Ocean, with an average temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius in July and August.