Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Prince George, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Prince George Airport (YXS), Prince George, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,315 miles (or 6,944 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 Ust-Kut Airport and Prince George 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 Ust-Kut Airport and Prince George Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXS / CYXS |
Airport Name: | Prince George Airport |
Location: | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°53'3"N by 122°40'38"W |
Area Served: | Prince George, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2267 feet (691 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXS |
More Information: | YXS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
- 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.
- New airport construction began in 1963, about 12 km north of Ust-Kut on top of a hill.
- Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
- Economic prospects are directly linked to the prospects of development of large oilfields and operation of Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean oil pipeline.
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Prince George Airport (YXS):
- The furthest airport from Prince George Airport (YXS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,399 miles (16,736 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Prince George Airport (YXS) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Prince George Airport (YXS) is Quesnel Airport (YQZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) S of YXS.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- On November 17, 2009, the first Boeing 747 aircraft touched down at Prince George Airport, as part of a refueling stop.
- First opened in 1928, and until 1940, the airport's initial site was at the intersections of Highway 97 and Highway 16.