Nonstop flight route between Grímsey, Iceland and Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grímsey Airport (GRY), Grímsey, Iceland and Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,432 miles (or 5,523 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 Grímsey Airport and Ust-Kut 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 Grímsey Airport and Ust-Kut Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRY / BIGR | 
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| Location: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°32'48"N by 18°1'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GRY | 
| More Information: | GRY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKX / UITT | 
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| Location: | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'24"N by 105°43'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Ust-Kut | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC «Aeroport Ust-Kut» | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2188 feet (667 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UKX | 
| More Information: | UKX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Grímsey Airport (GRY):
- Because of Grímsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Grímsey 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 Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of GRY.
 - In addition to being known as "Grímsey Airport", another name for GRY is "Grímseyjarflugvöllur".
 - The furthest airport from Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - Grímsey Airport (GRY) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- During World War II an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.
 - The furthest airport from Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Kut Airport (meaning Ust-Kut Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,580 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
 - Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Drive to the airport by car from crossing the bypass road and Nekrasov street.
 - Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
 - In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
 - New airport construction began in 1963, about 12 km north of Ust-Kut on top of a hill.
 
