Nonstop flight route between Istanbul, Turkey and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Istanbul, Turkey and Chifeng Airport (CIF), Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,415 miles (or 7,106 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 Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Chifeng 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 Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Chifeng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IST / LTBA |
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Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'33"N by 28°48'51"E |
Area Served: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | General Directorate of State Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from IST |
More Information: | IST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIF / ZBCF |
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Location: | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'5"N by 118°54'29"E |
Area Served: | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from CIF |
More Information: | CIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST):
- IST ranked 17th in ACI statistics at the end of 2011 in terms of international traffic with almost 24 Million international passengers.
- The airport terminals have been operated by TAV since January 2000.
- Because of Istanbul Atatürk Airport's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at Istanbul Atatürk 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 Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of IST.
- The Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers lists Atatürk International Airport as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey, a list of remarkable engineering projects completed in the first 50 years of the chamber's existence.
- The furthest airport from Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,155 miles (17,953 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In the 2013 Air Transport News awards ceremony, İstanbul Atatürk Airport was named Airport of the Year.
- Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Istanbul Atatürk Airport", another name for IST is "İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı".
Facts about Chifeng Airport (CIF):
- The closest airport to Chifeng Airport (CIF) is Chaoyang Airport (CHG), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of CIF.
- The furthest airport from Chifeng Airport (CIF) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Chifeng Airport (meaning Chifeng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Chifeng Airport", other names for CIF include "赤峰玉龙机场" and "Cèfēng Yùlóng Jīchǎng".