Nonstop flight route between Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan and Detroit, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oskemen Airport (UKK), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan and Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), Detroit, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,005 miles (or 9,665 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 Oskemen Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP), 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 Oskemen Airport and Willow Run Airport (YIP). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKK / UASK |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°2'9"N by 82°29'39"E |
Area Served: | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk) |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 938 feet (286 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKK |
More Information: | UKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIP / KYIP |
Airport Name: | Willow Run Airport (YIP) |
Location: | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'16"N by 83°31'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Wayne County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIP |
More Information: | YIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Oskemen Airport (UKK):
- Because of Oskemen Airport's relatively low elevation of 938 feet, planes can take off or land at Oskemen 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 closest airport to Oskemen Airport (UKK) is Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WNW of UKK.
- Oskemen Airport (UKK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Oskemen Airport (UKK) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,347 miles (18,261 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Oskemen Airport", other names for UKK include "Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport" and "Аэропорт Усть-Каменогорск".
Facts about Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP):
- At the request of the government, Ford began to decentralize operations and many parts were assembled at other Ford plants as well as by the company's sub-contractors, with the Willow Run plant concentrating on final aircraft assembly.
- The RFC sold the airport to the University of Michigan in 1947 for $1.00.
- Although the airfield itself and the buildings to the east of the runways had been built on Henry Ford's personal property, it is unclear how the parcels across the county line that became the site of the bomber plant were assembled.
- The coming of World War II to Europe and the Fall of France in 1940 alarmed many in the United States, and in spite of an official policy of American neutrality, a number of government officials began preparing for the possibility of United States involvement.
- Today the Yankee Air Museum, in one of the airport hangars, has a large collection of vintage aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Willow Run Airport (YIP)'s relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at Willow Run Airport (YIP) 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.
- Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) has 4 runways.
- Willow Run Airport was named for a small stream that meandered through pastureland and woods until the late-1930s.
- The closest airport to Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP) is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of YIP.