Nonstop flight route between Goundam, Mali and Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goundam Airport (GUD), Goundam, Mali and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK), Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,898 miles (or 6,273 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 Goundam Airport and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты, 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 Goundam Airport and Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUD / GAGM | 
| Airport Name: | Goundam Airport | 
| Location: | Goundam, Mali | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°21'41"N by 3°35'58"W | 
| Area Served: | Goundam | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GUD | 
| More Information: | GUD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KVK / ULMK | 
| Airport Name: | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты | 
| Location: | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°27'47"N by 33°35'17"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Aeroport" | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 515 feet (157 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KVK | 
| More Information: | KVK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Goundam Airport (GUD):
- The closest airport to Goundam Airport (GUD) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ENE of GUD.
 - The furthest airport from Goundam Airport (GUD) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Goundam Airport (meaning Goundam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
 
Facts about Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK):
- The furthest airport from Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,468 miles (16,846 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты 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 Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) is Murmansk Airport (MMK), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NNW of KVK.
 - Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) currently has only 1 runway.
 
