Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Kristianstad, Sweden:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Kristianstad Airport (KID), Kristianstad, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,845 miles (or 6,187 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 Kristianstad 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 Kristianstad 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: | KID / ESMK | 
| Airport Name: | Kristianstad Airport | 
| Location: | Kristianstad, Sweden | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°54'42"N by 14°4'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Kristianstad, Sweden | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kristianstad Airport AB | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KID | 
| More Information: | KID Maps & Info | 
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of 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.
 - 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 Kristianstad Airport (KID):
- Kristianstad Airport (KID) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Since Skyways, the only airline operating regular passenger traffic to the airport, went bankrupt on May 22 2012, there have been no regular passenger flights.
 - Because of Kristianstad Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristianstad 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.
 - Kristianstad Airport is situated outside Kristianstad in Scania, Sweden.
 - The closest airport to Kristianstad Airport (KID) is Malmö Airport (MMX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SW of KID.
 
