Nonstop flight route between Goodland, Kansas, United States and Irkutsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), Goodland, Kansas, United States and International Airport Irkutsk (IKT), Irkutsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,914 miles (or 9,518 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 Goodland Municipal Airport and International Airport Irkutsk, 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 Goodland Municipal Airport and International Airport Irkutsk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLD / KGLD |
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Location: | Goodland, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'14"N by 101°41'56"W |
Area Served: | Goodland, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Goodland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3656 feet (1,114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLD |
More Information: | GLD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKT / UIII |
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Location: | Irkutsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°16'5"N by 104°23'20"E |
Area Served: | Irkutsk |
Operator/Owner: | Russian Federation |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1675 feet (511 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKT |
More Information: | IKT Maps & Info |
Facts about Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD):
- The furthest airport from Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- During wartime the airport had four compacted soil runways.
- Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) is Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of GLD.
- Goodland Municipal Airport is two miles north of Goodland, in Sherman County, Kansas.
- In addition to being known as "Goodland Municipal Airport", another name for GLD is "Renner Field".
Facts about International Airport Irkutsk (IKT):
- Airport "Irkutsk" has only one runway with armobetonnym coating having a vertical drop of more than 30 m.
- At air terminals equipped with three stops for complex urban public transport.
- The closest airport to International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is located 133 miles (215 kilometers) ESE of IKT.
- The airport has a series of direct international flights to Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Spain, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and South Korea.
- International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "International Airport Irkutsk", another name for IKT is "Международный Аэропорт Иркутск".
- The furthest airport from International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is nearly antipodal to International Airport Irkutsk (meaning International Airport Irkutsk is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Apart from foggy weather, the airport is notorious for its sloping runway and having many hills in its vicinity.
- Irkutsk airport serves as a diversion airport on transcontinental flights and Polar route 2.