Nonstop flight route between Ahwaz, Iran and Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ), Ahwaz, Iran and Yakutsk Airport (YKS), Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,044 miles (or 6,508 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 Ahwaz International Airport and Yakutsk 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 Ahwaz International Airport and Yakutsk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ):

• The furthest airport from Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) is Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SE of AWZ.
• Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ahwaz International Airport", another name for AWZ is "فرودگاه اهواز".
• Ahwaz International Airport handled 1,993,991 passengers last year.
• Because of Ahwaz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Ahwaz International 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.

Facts about Yakutsk Airport (YKS):

• Construction of the airport started in 1931 and was used as a stopover on the ALSIB Alaska-Siberia air route for American planes flying to Europe during World War II.
• In addition to being known as "Yakutsk Airport", another name for YKS is "Аэропорт Якутск / Дьокуускай Аэропорт".
• Because of Yakutsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakutsk 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 furthest airport from Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Yakutsk Airport (meaning Yakutsk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The airport is hub for five regional airlines, including Yakutia Airlines and Sakha Avia.
• The closest airport to Yakutsk Airport (YKS) is Magan Airport (GYG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) W of YKS.
• Yakutsk has another, smaller airport at Magan.
• Yakutsk Airport (YKS) has 2 runways.