Nonstop flight route between Taos, New Mexico, United States and Korla, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taos Regional Airport (TSM), Taos, New Mexico, United States and Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,991 miles (or 11,251 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 Taos Regional Airport and Korla 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 Taos Regional Airport and Korla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSM / KSKX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Taos, New Mexico, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°27'29"N by 105°40'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Taos, New Mexico | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Taos | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7095 feet (2,163 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TSM | 
| More Information: | TSM Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Taos Regional Airport (TSM):
- Because of Taos Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Taos Regional Airport", another name for TSM is "SKX".
- The furthest airport from Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,106 miles (17,873 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TSM.
Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):
- 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.
- 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".




