Nonstop flight route between Atwater, California, United States and Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°0'39"N by 135°38'48"E)
Distance from MER to UKG:
4,119.00 miles (6,628.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States and Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG), Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,119 miles (or 6,629 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 Castle Airport and Ust-Kuyga 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 Castle Airport and Ust-Kuyga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MER / KMER |
| Airport Name: | Castle Airport |
| Location: | Atwater, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MER |
| More Information: | MER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKG / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°0'39"N by 135°38'48"E |
| Area Served: | Ust-Kuyga, Ust-Yansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UKG |
| More Information: | UKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Castle Airport (MER):
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The EPA currently has this base listed on their database due to the bulk wastes such as solvents, oils, fuels, and sludges which were disposed in pits at landfills around the base until 1977.
- Since the mid-1940s, aircraft maintenance, fuel management, and fire training activities on the base have generated wastes that consist primarily of waste fuels, oils, solvents, and cleaners.
- The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG):
- The closest airport to Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) is Deputatsky Airport (DPT), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) ESE of UKG.
- The furthest airport from Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,762 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Ust-Kuyga Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Ust-Kuyga 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.
- Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kuyga Airport", another name for UKG is "Аэропорт Усть-Куйга".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) SSE | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.51 miles (44.27 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 4 | 29.78 miles (47.92 km) W | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.69 miles (73.53 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 51.03 miles (82.13 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.32 miles (92.24 km) SW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 9 | 60.88 miles (97.98 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.71 miles (100.91 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 11 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 71.93 miles (115.77 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.75 miles (120.29 km) W | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 75.76 miles (121.93 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,311.72 miles (18,204.41 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,301.64 miles (18,188.18 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,273.49 miles (18,142.87 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,260.93 miles (18,122.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,205.02 miles (18,032.69 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,196.39 miles (18,018.79 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,137.28 miles (17,923.67 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,111.96 miles (17,882.92 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,011.03 miles (17,720.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.22 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,993.21 miles (17,691.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,972.89 miles (17,659.11 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,963.56 miles (17,644.10 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,945.21 miles (17,614.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,920.84 miles (17,575.35 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 110.56 miles (177.93 km) ESE | Deputatsky Airport (DPT) | Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 164.93 miles (265.42 km) S | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 192.00 miles (308.99 km) NW | Tiksi Airport (IKS) | Tiksi, Russia | |
| 4 | 201.35 miles (324.04 km) SW | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 276.63 miles (445.19 km) ESE | Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) | Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 287.69 miles (463.00 km) ENE | Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) | Chokurdakh, Russia | |
| 7 | 426.01 miles (685.60 km) SSE | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 483.41 miles (777.97 km) ESE | Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) | Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 488.52 miles (786.19 km) ESE | Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 500.27 miles (805.10 km) S | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 570.72 miles (918.48 km) SSW | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 571.61 miles (919.91 km) SSW | Magan Airport (GYG) | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 571.79 miles (920.21 km) SW | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 572.45 miles (921.26 km) W | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 613.76 miles (987.75 km) SW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.47 miles (18,929.82 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,157.37 miles (17,956.00 km) SE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,101.79 miles (17,866.56 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 11,100.11 miles (17,863.85 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,099.64 miles (17,863.10 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 10,997.65 miles (17,698.96 km) SE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,936.44 miles (17,600.45 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,884.31 miles (17,516.56 km) SE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,805.12 miles (17,389.11 km) SE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,804.15 miles (17,387.55 km) SE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,741.52 miles (17,286.75 km) SE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,737.70 miles (17,280.62 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,601.73 miles (17,061.79 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,587.00 miles (17,038.08 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,582.70 miles (17,031.16 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |