Nonstop flight route between Quincy, Illinois, United States and Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Quincy Regional Airport (UIN), Quincy, Illinois, United States and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,643 miles (or 10,690 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 Quincy Regional Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu 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 Quincy Regional Airport and Ürümqi Diwopu 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 Quincy Regional Airport (UIN):

• Because of Quincy Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 769 feet, planes can take off or land at Quincy 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.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,044 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,750 in 2009 and 7,783 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) is Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNW of UIN.
• The airport covers 1,101 acres at an elevation of 769 feet.
• On November 6, 2006, Mesa Airlines announced that new non-stop service to Chicago Midway International Airport and Kirksville Regional Airport would begin in February, 2007 operated by subsidiary Air Midwest.
• The furthest airport from Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,933 miles (17,594 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Quincy Regional Airport", another name for UIN is "Baldwin Field".

Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):

• When the airline existed, China Xinjiang Airlines had its headquarters on the airport property.
• Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SE of URC.
• In addition to being known as "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport", other names for URC include "ئۈرۈمچى دىئوپا خەلقئارا ئايروپورتى乌鲁木齐地窝堡国际机场" and "Wūlǔmùqí Dìwōpù Guójì Jīcháng".
• Construction of Terminal 3 to the west of the older terminal building began in April 2007 at a cost of 2.8 billion yuan.
• Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport is an airport serving Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China.
• The furthest airport from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,489 miles (18,490 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.