Nonstop flight route between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 523 miles (or 841 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 relatively short distance between Almaty International Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALA / UAAA |
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| Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'19"N by 77°2'40"E |
| Area Served: | Almaty |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC Almaty International Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2234 feet (681 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALA |
| More Information: | ALA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URC / ZWWW |
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| Location: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'25"N by 87°28'27"E |
| Area Served: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Xinjiang Airport Group Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from URC |
| More Information: | URC Maps & Info |
Facts about Almaty International Airport (ALA):
- In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
- The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.
- Growth in connectivity is in danger of being compromised by airport infrastructure that is comparatively expensive and not keeping pace with demand growth.
- Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
- Almaty Airport is a hub for the national carrier Air Astana.
- The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):
- The furthest airport from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SE of URC.
- The airport covers an area of 4.84 million sq.
- When the airline existed, China Xinjiang Airlines had its headquarters on the airport property.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport", other names for URC include "ئۈرۈمچى دىئوپا خەلقئارا ئايروپورتى乌鲁木齐地窝堡国际机场" and "Wūlǔmùqí Dìwōpù Guójì Jīcháng".
