Nonstop flight route between Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(43°9'5"N by 25°42'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Distance from GOZ to GOQ:
3,593.18 miles (5,782.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ), Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,593 miles (or 5,783 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOZ / LBGO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°9'5"N by 25°42'46"E |
| Area Served: | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Operator/Owner: | State owned |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOZ |
| More Information: | GOZ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ):
- Because of Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorna Oryahovitsa 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.
- The closest airport to Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Ruse Airport (ROU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of GOZ.
- The furthest airport from Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Since the state intend to grant a concession for some of its airports, they are developing plans for "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport".
- In addition to being known as "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport", other names for GOZ include "Летище Горна Оряховица", "Letishte Gorna Oryahovitsa" and "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport".
- Although there are no scheduled flights to and from the airport, there is a small number of charters and business jets using it.
- Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.33 miles (66.52 km) NNE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria |     |
| 2 | 53.61 miles (86.28 km) S | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 58.03 miles (93.39 km) SE | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 81.45 miles (131.08 km) S | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 5 | 86.41 miles (139.06 km) SSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 95.43 miles (153.59 km) NNE | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 7 | 99.72 miles (160.49 km) ESE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 8 | 99.83 miles (160.65 km) N | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 9 | 106.54 miles (171.45 km) E | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 10 | 120.78 miles (194.38 km) WSW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 121.62 miles (195.72 km) NW | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 12 | 159.10 miles (256.05 km) S | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 13 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) ENE | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 14 | 164.51 miles (264.75 km) SSW | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 15 | 179.21 miles (288.41 km) SE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,327.71 miles (18,230.13 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,995.45 miles (17,695.41 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,962.90 miles (17,643.03 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,953.50 miles (17,627.91 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 10,926.20 miles (17,583.97 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,894.89 miles (17,533.58 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,890.23 miles (17,526.09 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,887.25 miles (17,521.28 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,881.29 miles (17,511.70 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,869.36 miles (17,492.50 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,865.16 miles (17,485.73 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,861.22 miles (17,479.39 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,859.76 miles (17,477.05 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,847.53 miles (17,457.36 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,844.02 miles (17,451.71 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |