Nonstop flight route between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Distance from CLJ to GOQ:
3,616.18 miles (5,819.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,616 miles (or 5,820 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 Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport and Golmud 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 Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport and Golmud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLJ / LRCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E |
| Area Served: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Cluj County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLJ |
| More Information: | CLJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Golmud |
| Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
| More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):
- In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
- The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During World War II, the airport became a military airport, as it was considered to be the most important in Transylvania.
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the war, the airport's operations were resumed with TAROM internal flights connecting Cluj to other major Romanian cities.
- The construction of a new terminal, capable of handling 2 million passengers annually, started on 26 June 2007.
- The airport bus stop is approximately 100 m from the terminal building.
- The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.85 miles (65.73 km) ESE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania |     |
| 2 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) N | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 3 | 71.62 miles (115.26 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 4 | 73.73 miles (118.65 km) NNW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 5 | 85.81 miles (138.10 km) WNW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 6 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) WNW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 7 | 116.66 miles (187.74 km) SW | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 8 | 122.75 miles (197.55 km) WSW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 9 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) WSW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 10 | 139.83 miles (225.03 km) ENE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 11 | 147.76 miles (237.80 km) NE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 152.27 miles (245.05 km) NNE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 153.98 miles (247.80 km) E | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 14 | 164.42 miles (264.60 km) NW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 15 | 170.73 miles (274.76 km) S | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,439.39 miles (18,409.87 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,024.64 miles (17,742.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,001.80 miles (17,705.64 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,991.88 miles (17,689.67 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,971.06 miles (17,656.17 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,963.17 miles (17,643.47 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,959.46 miles (17,637.49 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,948.44 miles (17,619.77 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,940.05 miles (17,606.25 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,936.25 miles (17,600.15 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,931.92 miles (17,593.18 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,928.05 miles (17,586.95 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,924.46 miles (17,581.17 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,911.65 miles (17,560.56 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,906.31 miles (17,551.95 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 259.83 miles (418.15 km) N | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) SSE | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) NE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) ENE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 403.23 miles (648.94 km) E | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 6 | 421.64 miles (678.57 km) ENE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 425.54 miles (684.84 km) SSE | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 440.09 miles (708.26 km) ENE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) N | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 454.78 miles (731.90 km) ESE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 491.07 miles (790.30 km) S | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 14 | 510.78 miles (822.01 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) WNW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.64 miles (18,930.09 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,740.26 miles (18,894.08 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,729.67 miles (18,877.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,719.13 miles (18,860.07 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,718.99 miles (18,859.84 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,717.47 miles (18,857.40 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,706.14 miles (18,839.16 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,705.01 miles (18,837.35 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,699.18 miles (18,827.95 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,699.08 miles (18,827.80 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,685.32 miles (18,805.66 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,661.11 miles (18,766.68 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,633.98 miles (18,723.03 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |