Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK), Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,597 miles (or 7,398 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 Sanikiluaq 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 Sanikiluaq 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 | 
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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: | YSK / CYSK | 
| Airport Name: | Sanikiluaq Airport | 
| Location: | Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°32'12"N by 79°15'0"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSK | 
| More Information: | YSK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
 - 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.
 - Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
 - Airport "Ust-Kut" is the third the size of the airport of regional significance in the Irkutsk Oblast.
 - The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
 - New airport construction began in 1963, about 12 km north of Ust-Kut on top of a hill.
 
Facts about Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK):
- Because of Sanikiluaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanikiluaq 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 Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,744 miles (17,290 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) is Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SE of YSK.
 
