Nonstop flight route between Kuqa, Xinjiang, China and Alert, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(41°43'5"N by 82°59'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W)
Distance from KCA to YLT:
3,769.39 miles (6,066.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), Kuqa, Xinjiang, China and Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,769 miles (or 6,066 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 Kuqa Qiuci Airport and Alert 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 Kuqa Qiuci Airport and Alert Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCA / ZWKC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°43'5"N by 82°59'12"E |
| Area Served: | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3524 feet (1,074 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCA |
| More Information: | KCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLT / CYLT |
| Airport Name: | Alert Airport |
| Location: | Alert, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLT |
| More Information: | YLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA):
- In addition to being known as "Kuqa Qiuci Airport", other names for KCA include "库车龟兹机场" and "Kùchē Qiūcí Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) is Nalati Airport (NLT), which is located 120 miles (193 kilometers) N of KCA.
- The furthest airport from Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,248 miles (18,102 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
- The furthest airport from Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Alert Airport is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km south of the true North Pole.
- Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert 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.
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- A weather station was established on the site in 1950, and in 1957 construction began on the military facilities which are still in use to this day.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 120.17 miles (193.40 km) N | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China |     |
| 2 | 143.00 miles (230.13 km) WSW | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 163.04 miles (262.39 km) E | Korla Airport (KRL) | Korla, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 175.92 miles (283.11 km) NNW | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 222.21 miles (357.60 km) N | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 273.08 miles (439.48 km) NE | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 277.01 miles (445.80 km) NNE | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 8 | 281.01 miles (452.25 km) SSE | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 322.89 miles (519.64 km) WNW | Almaty International Airport (ALA) | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 10 | 324.88 miles (522.84 km) ENE | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 363.71 miles (585.34 km) SSW | Hotan Airport (HTN) | Hotan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 394.87 miles (635.48 km) WSW | Kashgar Airport (KHG) | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | |
| 13 | 443.84 miles (714.28 km) WNW | Manas International Airport (FRU) | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | |
| 14 | 477.62 miles (768.65 km) NE | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 485.87 miles (781.92 km) NNE | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,248.09 miles (18,101.99 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,244.78 miles (18,096.67 km) W | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,244.08 miles (18,095.55 km) W | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,210.46 miles (18,041.44 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,204.37 miles (18,031.65 km) W | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,199.41 miles (18,023.67 km) W | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,196.29 miles (18,018.64 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,192.59 miles (18,012.68 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,179.66 miles (17,991.88 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,179.13 miles (17,991.03 km) W | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,168.75 miles (17,974.31 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,147.29 miles (17,939.78 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,143.25 miles (17,933.28 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,139.62 miles (17,927.44 km) W | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,129.74 miles (17,911.54 km) W | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 299.01 miles (481.20 km) WSW | Eureka Aerodrome (YEU) | Eureka, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 341.28 miles (549.24 km) SSW | Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) | Siorapaluk, Greenland | |
| 3 | 420.80 miles (677.21 km) SSW | Thule Air Base (THU) | Pituffik, Greenland | |
| 4 | 450.21 miles (724.54 km) S | Savissivik Heliport (SVR) | Savissivik, Greenland | |
| 5 | 488.58 miles (786.29 km) SW | Grise Fiord Airport (YGZ) | Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 552.32 miles (888.87 km) S | Kullorsuaq Heliport (KHQ) | Kullorsuaq, Greenland | |
| 7 | 584.90 miles (941.31 km) S | Nuussuaq Heliport (NSQ) | Nuussuaq, Greenland | |
| 8 | 637.28 miles (1,025.60 km) S | Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 9 | 649.23 miles (1,044.84 km) S | Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) | Innaarsuit, Greenland | |
| 10 | 671.56 miles (1,080.77 km) SSE | Aappilattoq Heliport (AOQ) | Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland | |
| 11 | 677.28 miles (1,089.98 km) S | Upernavik Airport (JUV) | Upernavik, Greenland | |
| 12 | 679.40 miles (1,093.39 km) WSW | Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) | Resolute, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 706.55 miles (1,137.07 km) SSE | Kangersuatsiaq Heliport (KGQ) | Kangersuatsiaq, Greenland | |
| 14 | 711.77 miles (1,145.48 km) SSW | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 15 | 723.97 miles (1,165.12 km) SW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,999.10 miles (16,091.96 km) S | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,764.46 miles (15,714.33 km) WSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 9,729.61 miles (15,658.24 km) WSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 9,682.13 miles (15,581.84 km) WSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 9,639.62 miles (15,513.42 km) WSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 9,631.45 miles (15,500.28 km) WSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 9,617.77 miles (15,478.26 km) SW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,613.87 miles (15,471.99 km) WSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 9,609.93 miles (15,465.64 km) WSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,607.21 miles (15,461.27 km) WSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 9,563.29 miles (15,390.59 km) WSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,544.76 miles (15,360.76 km) WSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,535.15 miles (15,345.31 km) WSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,531.57 miles (15,339.54 km) WSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,530.41 miles (15,337.68 km) SSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |