Nonstop flight route between Ulanhot, China and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(46°11'43"N by 122°0'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E)
Distance from HLH to DIR:
5,269.69 miles (8,480.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ulanhot Airport (HLH), Ulanhot, China and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,270 miles (or 8,481 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 Ulanhot Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International 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 Ulanhot Airport and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLH / ZBUL |
| Airport Name: | Ulanhot Airport |
| Location: | Ulanhot, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°11'43"N by 122°0'29"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLH |
| More Information: | HLH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIR / HADR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
| Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3829 feet (1,167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
| More Information: | DIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ulanhot Airport (HLH):
- Because of Ulanhot Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulanhot 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 furthest airport from Ulanhot Airport (HLH) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Ulanhot Airport (meaning Ulanhot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,057 miles (19,404 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Ulanhot Airport (HLH) is Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE), which is located 126 miles (202 kilometers) NW of HLH.
Facts about Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport was named after Emperor Haile Selassie's elder half-brother, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen, who preceded him as governor of Harar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 125.64 miles (202.19 km) NW | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China |     |
| 2 | 155.81 miles (250.75 km) E | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 3 | 207.70 miles (334.26 km) E | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 4 | 231.38 miles (372.37 km) NNW | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 5 | 235.01 miles (378.22 km) SE | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 6 | 262.13 miles (421.86 km) ESE | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 7 | 313.69 miles (504.84 km) SSW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 323.18 miles (520.10 km) SSE | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 9 | 328.00 miles (527.87 km) SE | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 10 | 331.17 miles (532.97 km) SSW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 11 | 334.27 miles (537.96 km) WSW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 354.26 miles (570.13 km) S | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 355.12 miles (571.50 km) S | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 14 | 367.40 miles (591.27 km) NE | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 15 | 370.73 miles (596.63 km) WNW | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,057.33 miles (19,404.34 km) S | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 12,049.03 miles (19,390.98 km) ESE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,047.43 miles (19,388.42 km) S | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 12,023.77 miles (19,350.33 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,013.68 miles (19,334.10 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,991.63 miles (19,298.61 km) SE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,981.40 miles (19,282.14 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,921.28 miles (19,185.39 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,902.28 miles (19,154.81 km) S | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,886.12 miles (19,128.82 km) S | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,884.29 miles (19,125.86 km) SSE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,878.64 miles (19,116.77 km) SSE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,865.61 miles (19,095.79 km) S | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,842.46 miles (19,058.54 km) ESE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,817.86 miles (19,018.96 km) E | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) ESE | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) ENE | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 3 | 120.61 miles (194.10 km) NNE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 4 | 152.43 miles (245.31 km) E | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 5 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) NNE | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 6 | 171.04 miles (275.25 km) NNE | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 7 | 177.08 miles (284.99 km) NW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 187.81 miles (302.24 km) SSW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 188.61 miles (303.53 km) NNE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 212.75 miles (342.38 km) SW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 213.02 miles (342.83 km) WSW | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 216.58 miles (348.56 km) ENE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 13 | 224.92 miles (361.97 km) WNW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 244.13 miles (392.89 km) NNE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 253.05 miles (407.24 km) E | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.90 miles (19,918.64 km) E | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,970.62 miles (19,264.80 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,905.82 miles (19,160.51 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,832.93 miles (19,043.21 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,829.58 miles (19,037.82 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,823.53 miles (19,028.08 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,806.58 miles (19,000.80 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,796.19 miles (18,984.09 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,768.01 miles (18,938.73 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,763.70 miles (18,931.80 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,745.78 miles (18,902.96 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,744.42 miles (18,900.77 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,709.23 miles (18,844.14 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,666.13 miles (18,774.76 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,636.92 miles (18,727.76 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |