Nonstop flight route between Hill City, Kansas, United States and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC), Hill City, Kansas, United States and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,119 miles (or 11,457 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 Hill City Municipal Airport and Golmud 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 Hill City Municipal Airport and Golmud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLC / KHLC |
Airport Name: | Hill City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Hill City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'49"N by 99°49'53"W |
Area Served: | Hill City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hill City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2238 feet (682 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLC |
More Information: | HLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
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Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Golmud |
Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC):
- The furthest airport from Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,752 miles (17,304 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of HLC.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.