Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Kursk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Vostochny Airport (URS), Kursk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,699 miles (or 4,343 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 Vostochny 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 Vostochny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKX / UITT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'24"N by 105°43'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Ust-Kut | 
| Operator/Owner: | JSC «Aeroport Ust-Kut» | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2188 feet (667 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UKX | 
| More Information: | UKX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URS / UUOK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kursk, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence Russian Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Joint, Russian Air Force | 
| Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from URS | 
| More Information: | URS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- Reconstruction plan for the airport is included in the federal program of revival of significant airports, but in 2009 the airport "Ust-Kut" is "not necessarily important for the partners." Despite this, according to the General Director of JSC "Ust-Kut Airport" by Yuri Samorokov, it is expected that full-scale reconstruction would still be carried out in 2015.
- The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
- Ust-Kut is an airport in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia located 9 km north of Ust-Kut.
- Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Vostochny Airport (URS):
- In addition to being known as "Vostochny Airport", another name for URS is "Аэропорт Восточный".
- Vostochny Airport (URS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vostochny Airport (URS) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of URS.
- Because of Vostochny Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vostochny 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 Vostochny Airport (URS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,439 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.




