Nonstop flight route between Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and Kelowna International Airport (YLW), Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,359 miles (or 10,234 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 Ashgabat International Airport and Kelowna International 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 Ashgabat International Airport and Kelowna International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASB / UTAA |
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Location: | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°59'12"N by 58°21'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Turkmenistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 692 feet (211 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASB |
More Information: | ASB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLW / CYLW |
Airport Name: | Kelowna International Airport |
Location: | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°57'25"N by 119°22'40"W |
Area Served: | Kelowna, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1421 feet (433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLW |
More Information: | YLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Ashgabat International Airport (ASB):
- The airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 12,000-foot long precision approach runway, opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, Saparmyrat Niyazov.
- Because of Ashgabat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 692 feet, planes can take off or land at Ashgabat 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.
- Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) is Bojnord Airport (BJB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) WSW of ASB.
- The Turkmen government opened an international tender in 2012 for the construction of a new international airport in Ashgabat, to be named "Oguz Han".
- The furthest airport from Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,407 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport building opened in 1994 and the terminal has a capacity of 1,600 passengers per hour.
- In addition to being known as "Ashgabat International Airport", another name for ASB is "Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy halkara aeroporty".
Facts about Kelowna International Airport (YLW):
- Kelowna International Airport handled 1,440,952 passengers last year.
- Kelowna International Airport (YLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, the airport was among the busiest airports in Canada by number of passengers with 1,503,288, representing a 4.1% increase over 2012.
- The airport is serviced by Kelowna Regional Route 23 and Vernon Regional Route 90 buses, which connect Vernon and Lake Country with UBC Okanagan Exchange in Kelowna.
- The closest airport to Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is Vernon Regional Airport (YVE), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of YLW.
- The furthest airport from Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,566 miles (17,004 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Several food and beverage services, including Tim Horton's and White Spot Legends restaurant, newsstands, and tourist-related retail stores, in addition to a limited selection of duty-free goods, can be found in the terminal.