Nonstop flight route between Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bratsk Airport (BTK), Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,034 miles (or 8,101 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 Bratsk Airport and Gander 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 Bratsk Airport and Gander 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: | BTK / UIBB |
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Location: | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'11"N by 101°41'53"E |
Area Served: | Bratsk |
Operator/Owner: | AeroBratsk |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1598 feet (487 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTK |
More Information: | BTK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Bratsk Airport (BTK):
- In addition to being known as "Bratsk Airport", another name for BTK is "Аэропорт Братск".
- Bratsk Airport (BTK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Ust-Ilimsk (UIK), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NNE of BTK.
- The furthest airport from Bratsk Airport (BTK) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Bratsk Airport (meaning Bratsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport), and is located 12,060 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- Bratsk Airport is an airport in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia located 8 kilometres north of Bratsk.
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- The airport was the site for Canada's memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the attack, over which Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Transport Minister David Collenette, US Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci, and provincial and local officials presided.
- Gander is near the great circle route between cities of the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- Gander International Airport is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority.