Nonstop flight route between Kaédi, Mauritania and Turukhansk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(16°9'33"N by 13°30'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(65°47'59"N by 87°55'48"E)
Distance from KED to THX:
5,518.90 miles (8,881.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kaédi Airport (KED), Kaédi, Mauritania and Turukhansk (THX), Turukhansk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,519 miles (or 8,882 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 Kaédi Airport and Turukhansk, 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 Kaédi Airport and Turukhansk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KED / GQNK |
| Airport Name: | Kaédi Airport |
| Location: | Kaédi, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°9'33"N by 13°30'27"W |
| Area Served: | Kaédi, Mauritania |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KED |
| More Information: | KED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THX / UOTT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Turukhansk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°47'59"N by 87°55'48"E |
| Area Served: | Turukhansk |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from THX |
| More Information: | THX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kaédi Airport (KED):
- Because of Kaédi Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaédi 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 Kaédi Airport (KED) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of KED.
- The furthest airport from Kaédi Airport (KED) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Kaédi Airport (meaning Kaédi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
- Kaédi Airport (KED) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Turukhansk (THX):
- In addition to being known as "Turukhansk", another name for THX is "Аэропорт "Туруханск"".
- The furthest airport from Turukhansk (THX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,417 miles (18,374 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Turukhansk (THX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Turukhansk's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Turukhansk 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 Turukhansk (THX) is Igarka (IAA), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) NNW of THX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.98 miles (65.95 km) SSE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal |     |
| 2 | 56.38 miles (90.74 km) NW | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 3 | 103.03 miles (165.81 km) WNW | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 109.85 miles (176.79 km) SE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 114.05 miles (183.54 km) SE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 6 | 122.67 miles (197.42 km) NW | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 128.49 miles (206.79 km) NNE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 142.44 miles (229.23 km) ENE | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 143.85 miles (231.50 km) W | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 10 | 167.68 miles (269.85 km) S | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 11 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) SE | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 12 | 192.89 miles (310.42 km) ENE | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 196.34 miles (315.97 km) W | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 14 | 208.09 miles (334.89 km) ESE | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 15 | 209.51 miles (337.18 km) NW | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.27 miles (19,917.63 km) W | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,370.56 miles (19,908.44 km) SW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,346.70 miles (19,870.04 km) WSW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,341.52 miles (19,861.70 km) W | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,323.43 miles (19,832.59 km) W | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,322.48 miles (19,831.06 km) WSW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,322.39 miles (19,830.91 km) WSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,316.64 miles (19,821.67 km) WSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,304.03 miles (19,801.37 km) SW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,298.45 miles (19,792.38 km) WSW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,291.37 miles (19,780.99 km) WSW | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,284.09 miles (19,769.27 km) SSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,275.85 miles (19,756.02 km) SW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,262.78 miles (19,734.98 km) SSW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 12,246.27 miles (19,708.40 km) SSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 118.63 miles (190.92 km) NNW | Igarka (IAA) | Igarka, Russia | |
| 2 | 243.02 miles (391.11 km) N | Alykel Airport (NSK) | Norilsk, Russia | |
| 3 | 297.50 miles (478.77 km) SSE | Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 321.50 miles (517.41 km) W | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 5 | 407.24 miles (655.39 km) WSW | Raduzhny Airport (RAT) | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 6 | 416.85 miles (670.86 km) WSW | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 7 | 433.44 miles (697.55 km) W | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 8 | 473.90 miles (762.66 km) SW | Strezhevoy (SWT) | Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 474.90 miles (764.28 km) WSW | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 486.43 miles (782.83 km) SW | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 523.65 miles (842.74 km) SSE | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) | Yeniseysk, Russia | |
| 12 | 540.56 miles (869.94 km) WSW | Surgut Airport (SGC) | Surgut, Russia | |
| 13 | 556.45 miles (895.52 km) NNE | Khatanga (HTG) | Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 14 | 562.11 miles (904.62 km) NNW | Dikson Airport (DKS) | Dikson, Russia | |
| 15 | 570.12 miles (917.51 km) WSW | Nefteyugansk Airport (NFG) | Nefteyugansk, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,417.15 miles (18,374.07 km) W | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,338.21 miles (18,247.03 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,291.48 miles (18,171.83 km) SW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,266.10 miles (18,130.99 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,246.06 miles (18,098.73 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,175.40 miles (17,985.01 km) SW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,159.06 miles (17,958.72 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,150.99 miles (17,945.73 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,020.57 miles (17,735.84 km) SW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,969.33 miles (17,653.38 km) SW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,925.43 miles (17,582.72 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 12 | 10,910.96 miles (17,559.44 km) SW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,900.45 miles (17,542.54 km) WSW | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 10,895.19 miles (17,534.06 km) SW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,868.31 miles (17,490.80 km) SW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |