Nonstop flight route between Kish Island, Iran and Gimli, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kish International Airport (KIH), Kish Island, Iran and Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,820 miles (or 10,975 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 Kish International Airport and Gimli Industrial Park 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 Kish International Airport and Gimli Industrial Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIH / OIBK |
Airport Name: | Kish International Airport |
Location: | Kish Island, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°31'34"N by 53°58'48"E |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIH |
More Information: | KIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGM / CYGM |
Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport |
Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGM |
More Information: | YGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kish International Airport (KIH):
- The closest airport to Kish International Airport (KIH) is Lavan Airport (LVP), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of KIH.
- Air France considered Kish as a destination to be served from Paris by a sub-fleet of longhaul Airbus A319s to serve Iran's oil and gas industry.
- Kish International Airport (KIH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kish International Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kish 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.
- The furthest airport from Kish International Airport (KIH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- In 1983, the airport became famous when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsports Park.
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
- Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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.