Nonstop flight route between Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and East London, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG), Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,889 miles (or 12,696 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 Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен and East London 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 Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен and East London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG):

• The closest airport to Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) is Mirny Airport (MJZ), which is located 213 miles (343 kilometers) ENE of ERG.
• The furthest airport from Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (meaning Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,008 miles (19,325 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен's relatively low elevation of 950 feet, planes can take off or land at Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен 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 East London Airport (ELS):

• The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
• Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
• In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
• East London's airport is a small but bustling one that plays an important role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape.
• The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.
• The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
• In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
• East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.