Nonstop flight route between Quetta, Pakistan and Nome, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetta International Airport (UET), Quetta, Pakistan and Nome Airport (OME), Nome, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,309 miles (or 8,544 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 Quetta International Airport and Nome 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 Quetta International Airport and Nome Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UET / OPQT |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Quetta, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°14'23"N by 66°56'23"E |
Area Served: | Quetta |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5267 feet (1,605 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UET |
More Information: | UET Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OME / PAOM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Nome, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°30'43"N by 165°26'43"W |
Area Served: | Nome, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OME |
More Information: | OME Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetta International Airport (UET):
- The closest airport to Quetta International Airport (UET) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) NW of UET.
- The airport is linked to local cities as well as central hubs domestically by several airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Quetta International Airport", another name for UET is "کوئٹہ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا ; د کوټی نړیوال هوایی ډګر".
- Because of Quetta International Airport's high elevation of 5,267 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UET. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UET a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Quetta International Airport (UET) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Quetta International Airport (UET) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Quetta International Airport (meaning Quetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Nome Airport (OME):
- Nome Airport (OME) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Nome Airport (OME) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,320 miles (16,608 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Nome Airport resides at elevation of 37 feet above mean sea level.
- In World War II, the civilian Nome Airport shared use of the runway with Marks Army Airfield for transfer of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union and in 1942, for air defense of the western coast of Alaska.
- The closest airport to Nome Airport (OME) is Teller Airport (TLA), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NNW of OME.
- Because of Nome Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Nome 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 "Nome Airport", another name for OME is "(former Marks Air Force Base)".