Nonstop flight route between Helena, Montana, United States and Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helena Regional Airport (HLN), Helena, Montana, United States and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,071 miles (or 9,770 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 Helena Regional Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu 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 Helena Regional Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu 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: | HLN / KHLN |
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| Location: | Helena, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°36'24"N by 111°58'58"W |
| Area Served: | Helena, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | Helena Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3877 feet (1,182 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLN |
| More Information: | HLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URC / ZWWW |
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| Location: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'25"N by 87°28'27"E |
| Area Served: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Xinjiang Airport Group Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from URC |
| More Information: | URC Maps & Info |
Facts about Helena Regional Airport (HLN):
- The closest airport to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of HLN.
- In addition to being known as "Helena Regional Airport", another name for HLN is "Helena Army Airfield".
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) has 3 runways.
- Helena Regional Airport covers 1,224 acres at an elevation of 3,877 feet.
- The furthest airport from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,563 miles (17,000 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):
- The furthest airport from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
- Construction of Terminal 3 to the west of the older terminal building began in April 2007 at a cost of 2.8 billion yuan.
- Summer 2005 saw Diwopu get a boost when the airport started receiving major foreign airlines.
- The closest airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SE of URC.
- In addition to being known as "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport", other names for URC include "ئۈرۈمچى دىئوپا خەلقئارا ئايروپورتى乌鲁木齐地窝堡国际机场" and "Wūlǔmùqí Dìwōpù Guójì Jīcháng".
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
