Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Brookings, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Brookings Airport (BOK), Brookings, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,480 miles (or 10,429 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 Golmud Airport and Brookings 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 Golmud Airport and Brookings Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOK / KBOK | 
| Airport Name: | Brookings Airport | 
| Location: | Brookings, Oregon, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'27"N by 124°17'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Brookings, Oregon | 
| Operator/Owner: | Curry County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOK | 
| More Information: | BOK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
Facts about Brookings Airport (BOK):
- Brookings Airport (BOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Brookings Airport (BOK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,158 miles (17,957 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Brookings Airport (BOK) is Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) S of BOK.
- Because of Brookings Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Brookings 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.




