Nonstop flight route between Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS), Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Baikal International Airport (UUD), Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,202 miles (or 19,638 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 Gobernador Gregores Airport and Baikal International 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 Gobernador Gregores Airport and Baikal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between GGS and UUD makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Gobernador Gregores Airport and Baikal International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between GGS and UUD are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between GGS and UUD!

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Facts about Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS):

• The furthest airport from Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is nearly antipodal to Gobernador Gregores Airport (meaning Gobernador Gregores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chinggis Khaan International Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
• The closest airport to Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) is Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) SW of GGS.
• Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Baikal International Airport (UUD):

• The closest airport to Baikal International Airport (UUD) is International Airport Irkutsk (IKT), which is located 133 miles (215 kilometers) WNW of UUD.
• Baikal International Airport (UUD) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Baikal International Airport (UUD) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is nearly antipodal to Baikal International Airport (meaning Baikal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Baikal International Airport", another name for UUD is "Международный Аэропорт Байкал".