Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(68°38'8"N by 95°51'1"W)
Distance from GOQ to YHK:
5,158.83 miles (8,302.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK), Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,159 miles (or 8,302 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 Gjoa Haven 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 Gjoa Haven 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: | YHK / CYHK |
| Airport Name: | Gjoa Haven Airport |
| Location: | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°38'8"N by 95°51'1"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHK |
| More Information: | YHK Maps & Info |
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK):
- Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,773 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NE of YHK.
- Because of Gjoa Haven Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Gjoa Haven 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 | 84.28 miles (135.64 km) NE | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 152.59 miles (245.57 km) E | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 233.35 miles (375.54 km) WNW | Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 292.30 miles (470.41 km) ESE | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 299.70 miles (482.32 km) S | Baker Lake Airport (YBK) | Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 350.32 miles (563.79 km) ENE | Igloolik Airport (YGT) | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 365.80 miles (588.70 km) E | Hall Beach Airport (YUX) | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 387.84 miles (624.17 km) NE | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 392.39 miles (631.49 km) SSE | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 392.86 miles (632.25 km) NE | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 416.04 miles (669.54 km) SSE | Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 420.61 miles (676.90 km) N | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 451.50 miles (726.61 km) SSE | Whale Cove Airport (YXN) | Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 460.49 miles (741.09 km) SE | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 492.80 miles (793.09 km) NE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,772.62 miles (15,727.47 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,758.17 miles (15,704.21 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,754.16 miles (15,697.76 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,733.00 miles (15,663.70 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,707.84 miles (15,623.22 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,693.98 miles (15,600.91 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,619.83 miles (15,481.57 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,619.66 miles (15,481.31 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,614.43 miles (15,472.89 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,607.97 miles (15,462.48 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,593.48 miles (15,439.17 km) W | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,533.17 miles (15,342.11 km) W | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,527.00 miles (15,332.18 km) W | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,523.03 miles (15,325.80 km) W | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,519.92 miles (15,320.79 km) W | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |