Nonstop flight route between Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States and Khovd, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States and Khovd Airport (HVD), Khovd, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,979 miles (or 6,404 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 Fort Yukon Airport and Khovd 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 Fort Yukon Airport and Khovd Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FYU / PFYU |
Airport Name: | Fort Yukon Airport |
Location: | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°34'21"N by 145°14'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort Yukon, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 438 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FYU |
More Information: | FYU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVD / ZMKD |
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Location: | Khovd, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'41"N by 91°37'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 4898 feet (1,493 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HVD |
More Information: | HVD Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Yukon Airport (FYU):
- The furthest airport from Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,155 miles (16,342 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) is Birch Creek Airport (KBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of FYU.
- Fort Yukon Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in the city of Fort Yukon, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S.
- Fort Yukon Airport covers an area of 261 acres and has one gravel runway measuring 5,810 x 150 ft.
- Because of Fort Yukon Airport's relatively low elevation of 438 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Yukon 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.
Facts about Khovd Airport (HVD):
- The closest airport to Khovd Airport (HVD) is Ölgii Airport (ULG), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NW of HVD.
- Because of Khovd Airport's high elevation of 4,898 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HVD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HVD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Khovd Airport (HVD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Khovd Airport (HVD) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Khovd Airport handled 31,926 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Khovd Airport", another name for HVD is "Ховд нисэх буудал".