Nonstop flight route between Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Altai Airport (LTI), Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,761 miles (or 6,052 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 Altai Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Altai Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Altai Airport (LTI):

• Because of Altai Airport's high elevation of 7,260 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LTI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LTI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Altai Airport (LTI) is Bayankhongor Airport (BYN), which is located 214 miles (345 kilometers) E of LTI.
• Altai Airport (LTI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Altai Airport (LTI) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,905 miles (19,158 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
• Altai Airport handled 4,300 passengers last year.

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• The Canadians called the site "Finitocamp"
• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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 Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
• With the airport becoming more crowded due to holiday flights, it was decided to join the two existing passenger halls together.
• In 1956, the airport was renamed as "Luchthaven Eelde NV".
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• In 1977, a new passenger terminal opened and more parking space for cars was constructed.
• Early 1945, the Germans abandoned their "Fliegerhorst", as they called it.
• During the period 1979−1982, the buildings housing the State Aviation Service and the meteorological service were modernised.