Nonstop flight route between Olympia, Washington, United States and Ulan Bator, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olympia Regional Airport (OLM), Olympia, Washington, United States and Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), Ulan Bator, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,237 miles (or 8,427 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 Olympia Regional Airport and Chinggis Khaan International 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 Olympia Regional Airport and Chinggis Khaan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLM / KOLM |
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Location: | Olympia, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°58'9"N by 122°54'9"W |
Area Served: | Olympia, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Olympia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLM |
More Information: | OLM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULN / ZMUB |
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Location: | Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'35"N by 106°45'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4364 feet (1,330 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ULN |
More Information: | ULN Maps & Info |
Facts about Olympia Regional Airport (OLM):
- In addition to being known as "Olympia Regional Airport", another name for OLM is "Olympia Army Airfield".
- Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) is Gray Army Airfield (GRF), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of OLM.
- An FAA funded $15 million improvement project to make the airport a safer facility was completed in September, 2008, focusing on runway line-of-sight improvements and enhanced signage.
- Because of Olympia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Olympia Regional 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 Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,822 miles (17,417 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN):
- The airline Aero Mongolia has its head office on the third floor of the main airport building.
- The terminal was upgraded to make it suitable for international traffic in 1986.
- The airport is due for replacement in 2017 by the new Khöshigt Valley Airport due to be constructed at the Khoshigt Valley 52 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar city centre.
- Chinggis Khaan International Airport handled 1,098,865 passengers last year.
- Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Chinggis Khaan International Airport's high elevation of 4,364 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ULN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ULN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) S of ULN.
- The furthest airport from Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Chinggis Khaan International Airport (meaning Chinggis Khaan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Chinggis Khaan International Airport", another name for ULN is "Чингис хаан олон улсын нисэх буудалᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠯᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠦ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ".