Nonstop flight route between Wells, Nevada, United States and Altay, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), Wells, Nevada, United States and Altay Airport (AAT), Altay, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,137 miles (or 9,877 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 Wells Municipal Airport and Altay 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 Wells Municipal Airport and Altay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWL / KLWL |
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Location: | Wells, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'1"N by 114°55'19"W |
Area Served: | Wells, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wells |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5769 feet (1,758 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWL |
More Information: | LWL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAT / ZWAT |
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Location: | Altay, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'1"N by 88°5'3"E |
Area Served: | Altay, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2460 feet (750 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAT |
More Information: | AAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Wells Municipal Airport (LWL):
- Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Wells Municipal Airport", another name for LWL is "Harriet Field".
- The closest airport to Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Elko Regional Airport (EKO), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of LWL.
- Because of Wells Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,769 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Altay Airport (AAT):
- The furthest airport from Altay Airport (AAT) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Altay Airport (AAT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Altay Airport (AAT) is Kanas Airport (KJI), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WNW of AAT.
- In addition to being known as "Altay Airport", other names for AAT include "阿勒泰机场" and "Ālètài Jīchǎng".