Nonstop flight route between Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia and Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(15°29'8"S by 141°45'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(62°6'25"N by 129°32'35"E)
Distance from KWM to GYG:
5,402.42 miles (8,694.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kowanyama Airport (KWM), Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia and Magan Airport (GYG), Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,402 miles (or 8,694 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 Kowanyama Airport and Magan 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 Kowanyama Airport and Magan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWM / YKOW |
| Airport Name: | Kowanyama Airport |
| Location: | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°29'8"S by 141°45'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWM |
| More Information: | KWM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYG / UEMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Magan, Russia, Sakha Republic, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°6'25"N by 129°32'35"E |
| Operator/Owner: | SakhaAvia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 577 feet (176 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GYG |
| More Information: | GYG Maps & Info |
Facts about Kowanyama Airport (KWM):
- The closest airport to Kowanyama Airport (KWM) is Edward River Airport (EDR), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of KWM.
- Kowanyama Airport (KWM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kowanyama Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kowanyama 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 furthest airport from Kowanyama Airport (KWM) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,557 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Facts about Magan Airport (GYG):
- The closest airport to Magan Airport (GYG) is Yakutsk Airport (YKS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) E of GYG.
- Because of Magan Airport's relatively low elevation of 577 feet, planes can take off or land at Magan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Magan Airport", another name for GYG is "Аэропорт Маган".
- The furthest airport from Magan Airport (GYG) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Magan Airport (meaning Magan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,572 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.77 miles (67.23 km) NNW | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 147.30 miles (237.05 km) N | Aurukun Airport (AUU) | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 149.10 miles (239.95 km) SSW | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 150.04 miles (241.47 km) NE | Coen Airport (CUQ) | Coen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 174.62 miles (281.02 km) SSE | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 194.29 miles (312.68 km) N | Weipa Airport (WEI) | Weipa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 213.53 miles (343.64 km) NNE | Lockhart River Airport (IRG) | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 214.45 miles (345.13 km) SW | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 216.86 miles (349.01 km) ESE | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 228.63 miles (367.94 km) E | Cooktown Airport (CTN) | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 232.31 miles (373.86 km) N | Agnew Airport (AGW) | Agnew, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 253.37 miles (407.76 km) ENE | Lizard Island Airport (LZR) | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) SW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 266.72 miles (429.25 km) ESE | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 282.73 miles (455.02 km) ESE | Cairns Airport (CNS) | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,556.59 miles (18,598.48 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,556.58 miles (18,598.47 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,517.91 miles (18,536.23 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,509.38 miles (18,522.50 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,506.55 miles (18,517.95 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,452.46 miles (18,430.90 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,434.86 miles (18,402.58 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,417.72 miles (18,374.99 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,414.97 miles (18,370.58 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,227.93 miles (18,069.56 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 11,162.71 miles (17,964.59 km) ENE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,144.85 miles (17,935.85 km) N | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,138.47 miles (17,925.58 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,130.27 miles (17,912.38 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,122.74 miles (17,900.27 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.41 miles (11.92 km) E | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| 2 | 202.67 miles (326.17 km) SE | Belaya Gora Airport (UMS) | Ust-Maya, Ust-Maysky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 237.81 miles (382.72 km) ENE | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 271.58 miles (437.06 km) WNW | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 280.23 miles (450.99 km) SSW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 6 | 307.06 miles (494.16 km) WNW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 323.62 miles (520.81 km) WSW | Olyokminsk Airport (OLZ) | Olyokminsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 363.67 miles (585.28 km) WNW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 393.55 miles (633.35 km) N | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 393.65 miles (633.52 km) SSW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 11 | 411.30 miles (661.92 km) NNE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 452.25 miles (727.83 km) ENE | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 491.47 miles (790.94 km) ESE | Okhotsk Airport (OHO) | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 14 | 497.82 miles (801.16 km) W | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 501.23 miles (806.65 km) SSW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,161.61 miles (19,572.17 km) E | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,666.71 miles (18,775.70 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 11,666.45 miles (18,775.28 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 11,624.52 miles (18,707.80 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,585.34 miles (18,644.75 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,460.57 miles (18,443.95 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,427.39 miles (18,390.56 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,344.77 miles (18,257.59 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,282.41 miles (18,157.24 km) SE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,278.80 miles (18,151.42 km) SE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,276.31 miles (18,147.42 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,245.37 miles (18,097.63 km) SE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,122.93 miles (17,900.57 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,095.41 miles (17,856.29 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,092.37 miles (17,851.40 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |