Nonstop flight route between Ugashik, Alaska, United States and Khovd, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ugashik Airport (UGS), Ugashik, Alaska, United States and Khovd Airport (HVD), Khovd, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,156 miles (or 6,688 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 Ugashik Airport and Khovd 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 Ugashik Airport and Khovd Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGS / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°31'23"N by 157°23'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Ugashik, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UGS | 
| More Information: | UGS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HVD / ZMKD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Khovd, Mongolia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°57'41"N by 91°37'32"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia | 
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) | 
| Elevation: | 4898 feet (1,493 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HVD | 
| More Information: | HVD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ugashik Airport (UGS):
- Ugashik Airport (UGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ugashik Airport", another name for UGS is "9A8".
- Because of Ugashik Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik 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 Ugashik Airport (UGS) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,812 miles (17,400 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Ugashik Airport (UGS) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of UGS.
Facts about Khovd Airport (HVD):
- The closest airport to Khovd Airport (HVD) is Ölgii Airport (ULG), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NW of HVD.
- In addition to being known as "Khovd Airport", another name for HVD is "Ховд нисэх буудал".
- Khovd Airport handled 31,926 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Khovd Airport (HVD) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Khovd Airport (HVD) has 2 runways.
- Because of Khovd Airport's high elevation of 4,898 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HVD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HVD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.




