Nonstop flight route between Bulgan, Mongolia and Altus, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bulgan Airport (UGA), Bulgan, Mongolia and Altus Air Force Base (LTS), Altus, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,499 miles (or 10,459 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 Bulgan Airport and Altus Air Force Base, 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 Bulgan Airport and Altus Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGA / ZMBN |
Airport Name: | Bulgan Airport |
Location: | Bulgan, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°51'15"N by 103°29'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 4236 feet (1,291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UGA |
More Information: | UGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTS / KLTS |
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Location: | Altus, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'59"N by 99°16'5"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LTS |
More Information: | LTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bulgan Airport (UGA):
- Because of Bulgan Airport's high elevation of 4,236 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bulgan Airport (UGA) is Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SSW of UGA.
- Bulgan Airport (UGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bulgan Airport (UGA) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Bulgan Airport (meaning Bulgan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,224 miles (19,673 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
Facts about Altus Air Force Base (LTS):
- The closest airport to Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of LTS.
- The base would only sit idle for a few years.
- In addition to being known as "Altus Air Force Base", another name for LTS is "Altus AFB".
- June 1961 witnessed the activation of twelve Atlas “F” intercontinental ballistic missile sites within a 40-mile radius of the base.
- The furthest airport from Altus Air Force Base (LTS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- More changes were on the horizon.
- Between 1945 and 1953 Altus would serve as a scrap yard for hundreds of World War II era military aircraft.