Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W)
Distance from GOQ to CAF:
9,968.24 miles (16,042.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Carauari Airport (CAF), Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,968 miles (or 16,042 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 Carauari 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 Carauari 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 |
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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: | CAF / SWCA |
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| Location: | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W |
| Area Served: | Carauari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAF |
| More Information: | CAF Maps & Info |
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.
Facts about Carauari Airport (CAF):
- The furthest airport from Carauari Airport (CAF) is Miri Airport (MYY), which is nearly antipodal to Carauari Airport (meaning Carauari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miri Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- In addition to being known as "Carauari Airport", another name for CAF is "Aeroporto de Carauari".
- Carauari Airport (CAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Carauari Airport is the airport serving Carauari, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Carauari Airport (CAF) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 182 miles (293 kilometers) NE of CAF.
- Because of Carauari Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Carauari 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 259.83 miles (418.15 km) N | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China |     |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) SSE | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) NE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) ENE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 403.23 miles (648.94 km) E | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 6 | 421.64 miles (678.57 km) ENE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 425.54 miles (684.84 km) SSE | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 440.09 miles (708.26 km) ENE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) N | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 454.78 miles (731.90 km) ESE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 491.07 miles (790.30 km) S | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 14 | 510.78 miles (822.01 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) WNW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.64 miles (18,930.09 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,740.26 miles (18,894.08 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,729.67 miles (18,877.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,719.13 miles (18,860.07 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,718.99 miles (18,859.84 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,717.47 miles (18,857.40 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,706.14 miles (18,839.16 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,705.01 miles (18,837.35 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,699.18 miles (18,827.95 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,699.08 miles (18,827.80 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,685.32 miles (18,805.66 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,661.11 miles (18,766.68 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,633.98 miles (18,723.03 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) NE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 213.89 miles (344.21 km) WNW | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 215.17 miles (346.29 km) WNW | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 4 | 218.86 miles (352.22 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) NW | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 238.63 miles (384.04 km) WSW | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 264.35 miles (425.43 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 307.31 miles (494.56 km) NW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 9 | 335.19 miles (539.44 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 351.57 miles (565.79 km) S | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 11 | 384.44 miles (618.70 km) NE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 424.09 miles (682.51 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 427.43 miles (687.88 km) S | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 444.87 miles (715.94 km) SSW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 445.05 miles (716.24 km) WSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,364.91 miles (19,899.35 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,339.95 miles (19,859.18 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,315.44 miles (19,819.73 km) N | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,311.16 miles (19,812.84 km) W | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 5 | 12,306.18 miles (19,804.82 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,305.50 miles (19,803.73 km) W | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,286.39 miles (19,772.97 km) WNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,283.20 miles (19,767.84 km) NNE | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,278.56 miles (19,760.37 km) W | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.77 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) NW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,260.08 miles (19,730.63 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,255.77 miles (19,723.70 km) WNW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,253.86 miles (19,720.62 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |