Nonstop flight route between Korla, Xinjiang, China and Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(41°36'59"N by 86°8'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E)
Distance from KRL to JAM:
3,002.89 miles (4,832.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China and Bezmer Air Base (JAM), Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,003 miles (or 4,833 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 Korla Airport and Bezmer Air Base, 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 Korla Airport and Bezmer Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRL / ZWKL |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAM / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAM |
| More Information: | JAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):
- The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of 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.
Facts about Bezmer Air Base (JAM):
- Bezmer Air Base is an air base for the Bulgarian Air Force.
- The strategic location and particularly favorable weather conditions of the area was appreciated already during World War I, when the Imperial German Air Service built in Yambol a base for zeppelins used for reconnaissance and bombing missions to Romania, Russia, Sudan and Malta.
- The base has a modern communication, information and navigation system.
- In addition to being known as "Bezmer Air Base", another name for JAM is "LBIA".
- Because of Bezmer Air Base's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Bezmer Air Base 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 furthest airport from Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bezmer Air Base (JAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of JAM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 163.04 miles (262.39 km) W | Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China |     |
| 2 | 172.08 miles (276.93 km) NNE | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 179.91 miles (289.53 km) NE | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 188.52 miles (303.39 km) NW | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 241.72 miles (389.00 km) S | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 272.60 miles (438.71 km) NNW | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 292.64 miles (470.96 km) NW | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| 8 | 297.78 miles (479.24 km) NW | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 304.01 miles (489.25 km) W | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 394.12 miles (634.27 km) ENE | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 395.63 miles (636.71 km) NNE | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 434.37 miles (699.06 km) NNE | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 13 | 458.25 miles (737.48 km) N | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 14 | 460.87 miles (741.70 km) SW | Hotan Airport (HTN) | Hotan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 463.47 miles (745.89 km) E | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,407.16 miles (18,358.00 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,405.07 miles (18,354.63 km) W | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,403.48 miles (18,352.07 km) W | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,365.34 miles (18,290.70 km) W | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,360.83 miles (18,283.44 km) W | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,354.64 miles (18,273.48 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,354.19 miles (18,272.76 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,341.94 miles (18,253.04 km) W | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,321.99 miles (18,220.93 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,318.25 miles (18,214.91 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,302.66 miles (18,189.82 km) W | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,295.66 miles (18,178.55 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,289.59 miles (18,168.78 km) W | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,288.92 miles (18,167.72 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,277.43 miles (18,149.22 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.96 miles (57.87 km) W | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 2 | 51.15 miles (82.31 km) SW | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 58.03 miles (93.39 km) NNW | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 59.77 miles (96.19 km) E | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 5 | 80.62 miles (129.75 km) WSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 86.98 miles (139.98 km) N | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 91.92 miles (147.94 km) NE | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 8 | 112.34 miles (180.80 km) S | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 9 | 121.60 miles (195.69 km) SE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 10 | 139.06 miles (223.79 km) SW | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 11 | 142.11 miles (228.71 km) N | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 12 | 146.84 miles (236.32 km) N | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 13 | 150.69 miles (242.52 km) W | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 14 | 157.61 miles (253.64 km) S | Gökçeada Airport (GKD) | Gökçeada, Turkey | |
| 15 | 160.14 miles (257.71 km) S | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,286.54 miles (18,163.88 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,047.12 miles (17,778.57 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,995.16 miles (17,694.95 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,931.79 miles (17,592.97 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,925.68 miles (17,583.13 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,892.74 miles (17,530.12 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,879.81 miles (17,509.32 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,860.04 miles (17,477.49 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,857.81 miles (17,473.91 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,856.66 miles (17,472.06 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 10,845.49 miles (17,454.09 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,836.97 miles (17,440.37 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,834.19 miles (17,435.89 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,824.02 miles (17,419.53 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,821.69 miles (17,415.78 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |