Nonstop flight route between Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Qiemo, Xinjiang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF), Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States and Qiemo Airport (IQM), Qiemo, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,475 miles (or 7,201 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    and Qiemo 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 Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    and Qiemo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF):

• Cape Romanzof AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force early warning of an attack by the Soviet Union on Alaska.
• Over the years, the equipment at the station was upgraded or modified to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the information gathered by the radars.
• The closest airport to Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF) is Scammon Bay Airport (SCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of CZF.
• In addition to being known as "Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site   ", another name for CZF is "Cape Romanzof AFS Radars F-06".
• The furthest airport from Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site    (CZF) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,504 miles (16,905 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Communications were initially provided by a high frequency radio system which proved unreliable because of atmospheric disturbances.

Facts about Qiemo Airport (IQM):

• The furthest airport from Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is located 11,316 miles (18,211 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
• Because of Qiemo Airport's high elevation of 4,108 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IQM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IQM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Korla Airport (KRL), which is located 242 miles (389 kilometers) N of IQM.
• Qiemo Airport (IQM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Qiemo Airport", other names for IQM include "且末机场" and "Qiěmò Jīchǎng".