Nonstop flight route between Griffith, New South Wales, Australia and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Griffith Airport (GFF), Griffith, New South Wales, Australia and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,893 miles (or 9,484 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 Griffith 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 Griffith 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: | GFF / YGTH |
Airport Name: | Griffith Airport |
Location: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'6"S by 146°4'0"E |
Area Served: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Griffith City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFF |
More Information: | GFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
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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 Griffith Airport (GFF):
- Griffith Airport (GFF) has 2 runways.
- Griffith Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.
- Because of Griffith Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Griffith 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 Griffith Airport (GFF) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Griffith Airport (meaning Griffith Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,045 miles (19,385 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Griffith Airport (GFF) is West Wyalong Airport (WWY), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ENE of GFF.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- 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 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.