Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:
Departure Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°41'39"N by 91°52'56"W)
Distance from GOQ to CTF:
8,879.77 miles (14,290.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Coatepeque Airport (CTF), Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,880 miles (or 14,291 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 Coatepeque 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 Coatepeque 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: | CTF / MGCT |
| Airport Name: | Coatepeque Airport |
| Location: | Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°41'39"N by 91°52'56"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1486 feet (453 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTF |
| More Information: | CTF Maps & Info |
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- 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.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Coatepeque Airport (CTF):
- The furthest airport from Coatepeque Airport (CTF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,826 miles (19,033 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Coatepeque Airport (CTF) is Retalhuleu Airport (RER), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SE of CTF.
- Coatepeque Airport (CTF) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 17.22 miles (27.71 km) SE | Retalhuleu Airport (RER) | Retalhuleu, Guatemala | |
| 2 | 28.05 miles (45.14 km) ENE | Quetzaltenango Airport (AAZ) | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | |
| 3 | 33.30 miles (53.59 km) WNW | Tapachula International Airport (TAP) | Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 4 | 53.56 miles (86.19 km) ENE | Quiché Airport (AQB) | Quiché, El Quiché, Guatemala | |
| 5 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) E | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 6 | 112.07 miles (180.35 km) ENE | Cobán Airport (CBV) | Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala | |
| 7 | 144.47 miles (232.50 km) NNW | San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) | Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 8 | 149.79 miles (241.06 km) NNW | Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 203.68 miles (327.78 km) NE | Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | |
| 10 | 208.31 miles (335.25 km) ESE | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 11 | 236.33 miles (380.34 km) NNW | Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico | |
| 12 | 244.65 miles (393.72 km) WNW | Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 13 | 260.32 miles (418.94 km) E | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 14 | 262.75 miles (422.86 km) ENE | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 15 | 263.29 miles (423.72 km) ENE | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,826.30 miles (19,032.54 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,261.34 miles (18,123.32 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,216.53 miles (18,051.22 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,213.23 miles (18,045.90 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,177.15 miles (17,987.84 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,166.70 miles (17,971.02 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,159.83 miles (17,959.96 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,106.08 miles (17,873.46 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,082.11 miles (17,834.88 km) SW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,080.37 miles (17,832.09 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,048.95 miles (17,781.51 km) SW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,046.17 miles (17,777.04 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,045.35 miles (17,775.72 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,043.61 miles (17,772.93 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,036.00 miles (17,760.68 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |