Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), Berlin, Germany and Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,415 miles (or 5,495 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 Berlin Tempelhof Airport and Ust-Kut 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 Berlin Tempelhof Airport and Ust-Kut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THF / EDDI |
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Location: | Berlin, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°28'24"N by 13°24'6"E |
Area Served: | Berlin |
Operator/Owner: | Institute for Federal Real Estate and the Federal State of Berlin |
Airport Type: | Defunct |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from THF |
More Information: | THF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKX / UITT |
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Location: | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'24"N by 105°43'48"E |
Area Served: | Ust-Kut |
Operator/Owner: | JSC «Aeroport Ust-Kut» |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2188 feet (667 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKX |
More Information: | UKX Maps & Info |
Facts about Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF):
- Because of Berlin Tempelhof Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Tempelhof 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 site of the airport was originally Knights Templar land in medieval Berlin, and from this beginning came the name Tempelhof.
- Tempelhof was often called the "City Airport".
- The new air terminal was designed as headquarters for Deutsche Luft Hansa, the German national airline at that time.
- The closest airport to Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NW of THF.
- With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the presence of American forces in Berlin ended.
- In addition to being known as "Berlin Tempelhof Airport", another name for THF is "Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof".
- Tempelhof was designated as an airport by the Ministry of Transport on 8 October 1923.
- The grass runways usual in Germany until then could not cope with the massive demand, and a subsequently built runway containing perforated steel matting began to crumble under the weight of the USAF's C-54 Skymasters.
- The furthest airport from Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,687 miles (18,808 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- AOA had the distinction of being the only commercial operator at Tempelhof to maintain its full flying programme for the entire duration of the Berlin Blockade.
- Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Kut Airport (meaning Ust-Kut Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,580 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- Airport "Ust-Kut" is the third the size of the airport of regional significance in the Irkutsk Oblast.
- The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".