Nonstop flight route between Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia and Santiago de Compostela, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Izhevsk Airport (IJK), Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,809 miles (or 4,520 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 Izhevsk Airport and Santiago de Compostela 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 Izhevsk Airport and Santiago de Compostela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Izhevsk Airport (IJK):

• The furthest airport from Izhevsk Airport (IJK) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,286 miles (16,554 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• The closest airport to Izhevsk Airport (IJK) is Neftekamsk Airport (NEF), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SE of IJK.
• In addition to being known as "Izhevsk Airport", another name for IJK is "Аэропорт Ижевск".
• Because of Izhevsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 531 feet, planes can take off or land at Izhevsk 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.
• Izhevsk Airport (IJK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):

• In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
• Subsidies granted by the Galician autonomous government to certain airlines operating at Santiago airport have been criticized by some social and political agents in Galicia, claiming that it implies unfair competition that damages the existing services at Vigo Airport and A Coruña Airport, which are located in Galicia's most populated areas.
• Additionally, criticism has faced the high cost of constructing a new terminal building, 230 million euros, while the old terminal currently sits shuttered and unused.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.
• Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011.
• The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.
• The Old terminal at Santiago de Compostela airport opened in 1969 and had lots of expansions during its lifetime.
• In 1969 A new terminal was built at the airport.