Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Provo, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,384 miles (or 8,664 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-Kut Airport and Provo Municipal 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-Kut Airport and Provo Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):

• In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
• In a subsequent plan to build a new parking lot for the Tupolev Tu-154, the new premises rescue station and replace the light-signaling equipment means aircraft landing.
• The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
• Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
• Economic prospects are directly linked to the prospects of development of large oilfields and operation of Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean oil pipeline.
• The furthest airport from Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Kut Airport (meaning Ust-Kut Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,580 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
• Airport "Ust-Kut" is the third the size of the airport of regional significance in the Irkutsk Oblast.
• Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The company "UTair Aviation" in 2007, becoming the controlling shareholder of the airport, announced its intention to build a new airport terminal and lengthen the runway to make a first-class aircraft.

Facts about Provo Municipal Airport (PVU):

• Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) has 2 runways.
• Service to Denver ended in January 2013.Allegiant Air began flights to Phoenix/Mesa in February 2013.
• Because of Provo Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,497 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PVU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PVU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of PVU.
• In anticipation of commercial passenger service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening.
• The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005.
• Having one fixed base operator, the airport is frequently used for flight training and is home to flight schools, including one operated by Utah Valley University.
• The furthest airport from Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,692 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.