Nonstop flight route between Faya-Largeau, Chad and Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°54'25"N by 87°28'27"E)
Distance from FYT to URC:
4,298.84 miles (6,918.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), Faya-Largeau, Chad and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,299 miles (or 6,918 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FYT / FTTY |
| Airport Name: | Faya-Largeau Airport |
| Location: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E |
| Area Served: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 771 feet (235 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FYT |
| More Information: | FYT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URC / ZWWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'25"N by 87°28'27"E |
| Area Served: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Xinjiang Airport Group Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from URC |
| More Information: | URC Maps & Info |
Facts about Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT):
- Because of Faya-Largeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 771 feet, planes can take off or land at Faya-Largeau 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.
- The furthest airport from Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is nearly antipodal to Faya-Largeau Airport (meaning Faya-Largeau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rarotonga International Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- Faya-Largeau Airport is an airport serving Faya-Largeau, the largest city in northern Chad.
- Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 304 miles (489 kilometers) SSE of FYT.
- On 16 February 1976, Douglas C-47A TT-LAG of the Force Aérienne Tchadienne was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Faya-Largeau Airport.
Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):
- The closest airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SE of URC.
- In addition to being known as "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport", other names for URC include "ئۈرۈمچى دىئوپا خەلقئارا ئايروپورتى乌鲁木齐地窝堡国际机场" and "Wūlǔmùqí Dìwōpù Guójì Jīcháng".
- In 2002, 1,673,400 passengers and 35,000 tons of goods passed through Ürümqi Airport.
- The furthest airport from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
- Ürümqi Airport was opened to foreign passengers in 1973, and has been the emergency landing ground for airlines to Europe and west Asia.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 303.88 miles (489.04 km) SSE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad |     |
| 2 | 323.06 miles (519.91 km) S | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 327.49 miles (527.04 km) S | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) SW | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 5 | 378.99 miles (609.92 km) SE | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 6 | 398.12 miles (640.71 km) S | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 7 | 405.65 miles (652.84 km) SSW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 8 | 424.32 miles (682.87 km) SW | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 9 | 445.80 miles (717.44 km) S | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 10 | 480.76 miles (773.71 km) S | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 11 | 481.79 miles (775.36 km) S | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 12 | 483.33 miles (777.84 km) SW | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 13 | 487.75 miles (784.96 km) S | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 14 | 508.88 miles (818.96 km) SE | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 15 | 510.41 miles (821.43 km) NNE | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.06 miles (19,632.44 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,189.66 miles (19,617.31 km) WSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,159.11 miles (19,568.14 km) SW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 12,100.50 miles (19,473.81 km) SW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,916.03 miles (19,176.95 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,856.91 miles (19,081.79 km) W | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,839.35 miles (19,053.54 km) E | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 8 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.81 km) W | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,815.28 miles (19,014.81 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,810.37 miles (19,006.90 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,799.42 miles (18,989.28 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,780.44 miles (18,958.73 km) W | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,745.15 miles (18,901.94 km) WSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,738.86 miles (18,891.81 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,703.92 miles (18,835.59 km) W | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 101.58 miles (163.48 km) SE | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 2 | 164.15 miles (264.17 km) NW | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 172.08 miles (276.93 km) SSW | Korla Airport (KRL) | Korla, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 207.18 miles (333.43 km) W | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 223.64 miles (359.91 km) NNE | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 264.34 miles (425.41 km) WNW | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 267.15 miles (429.94 km) N | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 8 | 273.08 miles (439.48 km) WSW | Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 298.93 miles (481.08 km) N | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 305.66 miles (491.91 km) W | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 319.63 miles (514.40 km) E | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 343.78 miles (553.26 km) NE | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 370.04 miles (595.51 km) NNE | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 408.33 miles (657.14 km) WSW | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 410.46 miles (660.57 km) SSW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,489.33 miles (18,490.24 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,484.14 miles (18,481.89 km) W | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,480.98 miles (18,476.81 km) W | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,448.33 miles (18,424.25 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,441.94 miles (18,413.97 km) W | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,437.45 miles (18,406.75 km) W | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,430.86 miles (18,396.15 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,429.82 miles (18,394.46 km) W | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,418.28 miles (18,375.90 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,410.83 miles (18,363.91 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,409.47 miles (18,361.72 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,395.68 miles (18,339.52 km) W | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,391.77 miles (18,333.22 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,382.43 miles (18,318.20 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,375.99 miles (18,307.84 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |