Nonstop flight route between Istanbul, Turkey and Korla, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Istanbul, Turkey and Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,919 miles (or 4,698 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 Korla 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 Korla 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: | KRL / ZWKL | 
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| Location: | Korla, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 86°8'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Korla, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRL | 
| More Information: | KRL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST):
- In addition to being known as "Istanbul Atatürk Airport", another name for IST is "İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı".
 - TAV started its construction at the airport for new boarding gates at international terminal as well as building a new air traffic control tower.
 - A third big airport is being planned in order to meet Istanbul's growing domestic and international air traffic demand as a source, destination and transit point.
 - There are several ways to travel between Atatürk International Airport and the city center.
 - 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 airport terminals have been operated by TAV since January 2000.
 - 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.
 - Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) has 3 runways.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):
- In addition to being known as "Korla Airport", other names for KRL include "库尔勒机场" and "Kù'ěrlè Jīchǎng".
 - Korla Airport (KRL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Korla Airport (KRL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of KRL.
 
