Nonstop flight route between Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Gimli, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Ilimsk (UIK), Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,841 miles (or 7,790 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 Ust-Ilimsk and Gimli Industrial Park 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 Ust-Ilimsk and Gimli Industrial Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIK / UIBS | 
| Airport Name: | Ust-Ilimsk | 
| Location: | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°7'59"N by 102°33'24"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1339 feet (408 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UIK | 
| More Information: | UIK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGM / CYGM | 
| Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport | 
| Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli | 
| Airport Type: | public | 
| Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YGM | 
| More Information: | YGM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ust-Ilimsk (UIK):
- The furthest airport from Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Ilimsk (meaning Ust-Ilimsk is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) is Bratsk Airport (BTK), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) SSW of UIK.
- Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- Three people were killed on August 27, 1992 when a NewCal Aviation turbine-modified de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou they were aboard crashed on the airfield during climb-out after a short take-off from the airport.
- The furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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.
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
- In 1983, the airport became famous when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsports Park.




