Nonstop flight route between Qiemo, Xinjiang, China and Olbia, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(38°8'57"N by 85°31'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°53'8"N by 9°31'0"E)
Distance from IQM to OLB:
3,922.44 miles (6,312.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qiemo Airport (IQM), Qiemo, Xinjiang, China and Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), Olbia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,922 miles (or 6,313 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 Qiemo Airport and Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Qiemo Airport and Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQM / ZWCM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'57"N by 85°31'58"E |
| Area Served: | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4108 feet (1,252 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IQM |
| More Information: | IQM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLB / LIEO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Olbia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°53'8"N by 9°31'0"E |
| Area Served: | Olbia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OLB |
| More Information: | OLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Qiemo Airport (IQM):
- Because of Qiemo Airport's high elevation of 4,108 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IQM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IQM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Qiemo Airport (IQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qiemo Airport", other names for IQM include "且末机场" and "Qiěmò Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is located 11,316 miles (18,211 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Korla Airport (KRL), which is located 242 miles (389 kilometers) N of IQM.
Facts about Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB):
- Because of Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Olbia Costa Smeralda 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) is Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of OLB.
- In addition to being known as "Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport", another name for OLB is "Aeroporto di Olbia-Costa Smeralda".
- Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport handled 1,887,640 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (meaning Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,071 miles (19,426 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 241.72 miles (389.00 km) N | Korla Airport (KRL) | Korla, Xinjiang, China |     |
| 2 | 281.01 miles (452.25 km) NNW | Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 319.58 miles (514.32 km) WSW | Hotan Airport (HTN) | Hotan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 351.85 miles (566.25 km) NW | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 381.99 miles (614.76 km) NNW | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 385.63 miles (620.61 km) NNE | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 410.46 miles (660.57 km) NNE | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 8 | 456.89 miles (735.29 km) NNW | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 495.06 miles (796.72 km) NNW | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 506.43 miles (815.02 km) N | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 515.79 miles (830.09 km) ENE | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 519.48 miles (836.01 km) SW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 13 | 520.62 miles (837.85 km) WNW | Kashgar Airport (KHG) | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | |
| 14 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) E | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 15 | 524.55 miles (844.17 km) WSW | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,315.82 miles (18,211.00 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,309.45 miles (18,200.75 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,307.91 miles (18,198.28 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,285.17 miles (18,161.68 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,285.13 miles (18,161.61 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,283.91 miles (18,159.64 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,282.73 miles (18,157.75 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,282.62 miles (18,157.57 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,261.67 miles (18,123.86 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,257.73 miles (18,117.52 km) W | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,250.85 miles (18,106.45 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,238.63 miles (18,086.78 km) W | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,221.98 miles (18,059.98 km) W | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,203.04 miles (18,029.50 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,199.69 miles (18,024.11 km) WSW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.87 miles (77.03 km) NNW | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 2 | 66.65 miles (107.26 km) WSW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 3 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) S | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 4 | 80.71 miles (129.90 km) NNW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 115.00 miles (185.07 km) N | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 115.54 miles (185.95 km) SSW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 7 | 119.30 miles (192.00 km) NNW | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 8 | 134.75 miles (216.85 km) NNE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 9 | 152.22 miles (244.97 km) NNE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 10 | 154.68 miles (248.93 km) ENE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| 11 | 171.79 miles (276.47 km) ENE | Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) | Rome, Italy | |
| 12 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) ENE | Latina Airport (QLT) | Latina (near Rome), Italy | |
| 13 | 186.47 miles (300.09 km) NNE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 14 | 198.44 miles (319.35 km) NNE | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 15 | 216.74 miles (348.81 km) NE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,071.04 miles (19,426.41 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,805.64 miles (18,999.29 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,762.71 miles (18,930.20 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,734.20 miles (18,884.31 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,712.81 miles (18,849.89 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,709.42 miles (18,844.43 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,708.17 miles (18,842.43 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,707.35 miles (18,841.11 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,691.53 miles (18,815.64 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,678.91 miles (18,795.34 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,672.77 miles (18,785.46 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,671.21 miles (18,782.94 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,669.73 miles (18,780.57 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,652.01 miles (18,752.04 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,645.15 miles (18,741.01 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |