Nonstop flight route between Denver, Colorado, United States and Tiksi, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Denver, Colorado, United States and Tiksi Airport (IKS), Tiksi, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,292 miles (or 6,908 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 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and Tiksi 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 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and Tiksi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJC / KBJC |
Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport |
Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W |
Area Served: | Denver, Colorado |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5673 feet (1,729 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJC |
More Information: | BJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKS / UEST |
Airport Name: | Tiksi Airport |
Location: | Tiksi, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 71°41'51"N by 128°54'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Russian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKS |
More Information: | IKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC):
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres at an elevation of 5,673 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of BJC.
- Because of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport's high elevation of 5,673 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) has 3 runways.
Facts about Tiksi Airport (IKS):
- The furthest airport from Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,748 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG), which is located 192 miles (309 kilometers) SE of IKS.
- Tiksi Airport (IKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tiksi Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tiksi 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.