Nonstop flight route between Qiemo, Xinjiang, China and Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qiemo Airport (IQM), Qiemo, Xinjiang, China and Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,378 miles (or 8,656 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 Qiemo Airport and Gorom Gorom 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 Qiemo Airport and Gorom Gorom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQM / ZWCM |
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Location: | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'57"N by 85°31'58"E |
Area Served: | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4108 feet (1,252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IQM |
More Information: | IQM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGG / DFEG |
Airport Name: | Gorom Gorom Airport |
Location: | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°27'19"N by 0°13'3"W |
Area Served: | Gorom Gorom |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 935 feet (285 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XGG |
More Information: | XGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Qiemo Airport (IQM):
- Qiemo Airport (IQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is located 11,316 miles (18,211 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- Because of Qiemo Airport's high elevation of 4,108 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IQM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IQM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Korla Airport (KRL), which is located 242 miles (389 kilometers) N of IQM.
- In addition to being known as "Qiemo Airport", other names for IQM include "且末机场" and "Qiěmò Jīchǎng".
Facts about Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG):
- The closest airport to Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of XGG.
- The furthest airport from Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gorom Gorom Airport (meaning Gorom Gorom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,295 miles (19,786 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
- Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gorom Gorom Airport's relatively low elevation of 935 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorom Gorom 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.