Nonstop flight route between Bole, Xinjiang, China and Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL), Bole, Xinjiang, China and Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,077 miles (or 3,342 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 Bole Alashankou Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPL / ZWBL | 
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| Location: | Bole, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°53'42"N by 82°17'58"E | 
| Area Served: | Bole, Alashankou and Shuanghe | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1253 feet (382 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BPL | 
| More Information: | BPL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AER / URSS | 
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| Location: | Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'0"N by 39°57'24"E | 
| Area Served: | Sochi, Russia | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Sochi International Airport" | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AER | 
| More Information: | AER Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL):
- In addition to being known as "Bole Alashankou Airport", other names for BPL include "博乐阿拉山口机场" and "Bólè Ālāshānkǒu Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) is Yining Airport (YIN), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SW of BPL.
 - The furthest airport from Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,234 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
 
Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):
- In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
 - The capacity of the airport complex is 750 passengers per hour/ 2500 passengers per day.
 - The original airfield was constructed to protect Russia's Black Sea coast during World War II.
 - President Vladimir Putin removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006, superseding its previous status under Decree №1009 of 4 August 2004.
 - Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
 - Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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 airport received extensive renovations in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
 
