Nonstop flight route between Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Jiayuguan, Gansu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Jiayuguan Airport (JGN), Jiayuguan, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,521 miles (or 4,057 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 Yoshkar-Ola Airport and Jiayuguan 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 Yoshkar-Ola Airport and Jiayuguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOK / UWKJ |
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Location: | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°42'17"N by 47°53'42"E |
Area Served: | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | GU Mari El Republic "Yoshkar-Ola Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 348 feet (106 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOK |
More Information: | JOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGN / ZLJQ |
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Location: | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E |
Area Served: | Jiayuguan and Jiuquan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JGN |
More Information: | JGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK):
- The closest airport to Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of JOK.
- The furthest airport from Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,332 miles (16,627 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yoshkar-Ola Airport", other names for JOK include "Йошкар-Ола Аэропорт", "Якшар-Хала Аэропорт" and "Аэропорт Йошкар-Ола".
- Because of Yoshkar-Ola Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at Yoshkar-Ola 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.
Facts about Jiayuguan Airport (JGN):
- The closest airport to Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) ESE of JGN.
- In addition to being known as "Jiayuguan Airport", other names for JGN include "嘉峪关机场" and "Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng".
- Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jiayuguan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JGN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JGN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jiayuguan Airport (meaning Jiayuguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.