Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W)
Distance from GOQ to FOE:
7,117.01 miles (11,453.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,117 miles (or 11,454 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 Forbes Field, 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 Forbes Field. 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: | FOE / KFOE |
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| Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
| More Information: | FOE 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 Forbes Field (FOE):
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- Pictures depict the flag at Forbes Field at half staff on opening day.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On June 29, 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8–1 at Exposition Park.
- "There wasn't much flubdubber.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- In 1955, a statue of Honus Wagner was dedicated in Schenley Plaza adjacent to Forbes Field.
| 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 | 6.18 miles (9.94 km) SSE | Allegheny County Airport (AGC) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 15.04 miles (24.20 km) WNW | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 23.15 miles (37.25 km) N | Butler County Airport (BTP) | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 27.56 miles (44.35 km) SW | Washington County Airport (WSG) | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.98 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) | Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 31.05 miles (49.98 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB) | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 32.37 miles (52.09 km) NW | Beaver County Airport (BFP) | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 38.51 miles (61.98 km) SSW | Greene County Airport (WAY) | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 40.87 miles (65.77 km) WSW | Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG) | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 46.46 miles (74.77 km) ENE | Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 55.25 miles (88.92 km) S | Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 59.56 miles (95.86 km) E | John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 64.85 miles (104.36 km) N | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 68.09 miles (109.59 km) NNW | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) | Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 75.07 miles (120.82 km) NE | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) | DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,495.71 miles (18,500.51 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,472.10 miles (18,462.52 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,457.25 miles (18,438.61 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,447.00 miles (18,422.11 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,397.39 miles (18,342.27 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,396.29 miles (18,340.51 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,385.52 miles (18,323.17 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,374.88 miles (18,306.05 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,362.66 miles (18,286.38 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,341.50 miles (18,252.33 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,281.20 miles (18,155.29 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,246.79 miles (18,099.90 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,240.81 miles (18,090.28 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,231.66 miles (18,075.55 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,166.18 miles (17,970.18 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |