Nonstop flight route between Altay, Xinjiang, China and Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Altay Airport (AAT), Altay, Xinjiang, China and Kuressaare Airport (URE), Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,704 miles (or 4,351 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 Altay Airport and Kuressaare 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 Altay Airport and Kuressaare Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAT / ZWAT | 
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| Location: | Altay, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'1"N by 88°5'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Altay, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2460 feet (750 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AAT | 
| More Information: | AAT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URE / EEKE | 
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| Location: | Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°13'46"N by 22°30'33"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kuressaare Lennujaam | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from URE | 
| More Information: | URE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Altay Airport (AAT):
- The furthest airport from Altay Airport (AAT) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
 - Altay Airport (AAT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Altay Airport (AAT) is Kanas Airport (KJI), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WNW of AAT.
 - In addition to being known as "Altay Airport", other names for AAT include "阿勒泰机场" and "Ālètài Jīchǎng".
 
Facts about Kuressaare Airport (URE):
- Kuressaare Airport (URE) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Kuressaare Airport", another name for URE is "Kuressaare lennujaam".
 - Because of Kuressaare Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuressaare 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 Kuressaare Airport (URE) is Kärdla Airport (KDL), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NNE of URE.
 - The airport is owned by AS Tallinna Lennujaam.
 - The first runway was built in the last half of the 1930s.
 - Kuressaare Airport is an airport in Estonia.
 - 19,702 passengers travelled via Kuressaare Airport in 2010.
 - The furthest airport from Kuressaare Airport (URE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,153 miles (17,949 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
