Nonstop flight route between Qiemo, Xinjiang, China and Paducah, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qiemo Airport (IQM), Qiemo, Xinjiang, China and Barkley Regional Airport (PAH), Paducah, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,228 miles (or 11,632 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 Barkley Regional 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 Barkley Regional 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 |
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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: | PAH / KPAH |
Airport Name: | Barkley Regional Airport |
Location: | Paducah, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'37"N by 88°46'23"W |
Area Served: | Paducah, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Barkley Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAH |
More Information: | PAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Qiemo Airport (IQM):
- The closest airport to Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Korla Airport (KRL), which is located 242 miles (389 kilometers) N of IQM.
- In addition to being known as "Qiemo Airport", other names for IQM include "且末机场" and "Qiěmò Jīchǎng".
- Qiemo Airport (IQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Barkley Regional Airport (PAH):
- The furthest airport from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,080 miles (17,832 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) has 2 runways.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
- Because of Barkley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Barkley Regional 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 Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) is Murray-Calloway County Airport (CEY), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SE of PAH.