Nonstop flight route between Ruston, Louisiana, United States and Ulan Bator, Mongolia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ruston Regional Airport (RSN), Ruston, Louisiana, United States and Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), Ulan Bator, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,757 miles (or 10,874 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 Ruston 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 Ruston Regional Airport and Chinggis Khaan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ruston Regional Airport (RSN):

• The furthest airport from Ruston Regional Airport (RSN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,911 miles (17,559 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Ruston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 311 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruston 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.
• Ruston Regional Airport (RSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Opening in 1995, the facility also serves the Louisiana Tech University's Department of Professional Aviation.
• Ruston Regional Airport covers an area of 238 acres at an elevation of 311 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Ruston Regional Airport (RSN) is Monroe Regional Airport (MLU), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) E of RSN.

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.
• 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 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".
• The closest airport to Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) S of ULN.
• Chinggis Khaan International Airport handled 1,098,865 passengers last year.
• Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) has 2 runways.