Nonstop flight route between Kharkhorin, Mongolia and Balmaceda, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), Kharkhorin, Mongolia and Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Balmaceda, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,161 miles (or 19,571 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 Kharkhorin Airport and Balmaceda 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 Kharkhorin Airport and Balmaceda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between KHR and BBA makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Kharkhorin Airport and Balmaceda Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between KHR and BBA are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Kharkhorin, Mongolia and Balmaceda, Chile by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between KHR and BBA!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHR / ZMHH |
Airport Name: | Kharkhorin Airport |
Location: | Kharkhorin, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°14'48"N by 102°49'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 4759 feet (1,451 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHR |
More Information: | KHR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBA / SCBA |
Airport Name: | Balmaceda Airport |
Location: | Balmaceda, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°54'57"S by 71°41'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1722 feet (525 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBA |
More Information: | BBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kharkhorin Airport (KHR):
- Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Kharkhorin Airport (meaning Kharkhorin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Because of Kharkhorin Airport's high elevation of 4,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) is Khujirt Airport (HJT), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of KHR.
Facts about Balmaceda Airport (BBA):
- The closest airport to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of BBA.
- The furthest airport from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Balmaceda Airport (meaning Balmaceda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- Balmaceda Airport (BBA) currently has only 1 runway.