Nonstop flight route between Ulyanovsk, Russia and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(54°16'32"N by 48°14'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Distance from ULV to GOQ:
2,514.22 miles (4,046.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), Ulyanovsk, Russia and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,514 miles (or 4,046 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 Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport and Golmud 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 Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport and Golmud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULV / UWLL |
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| Location: | Ulyanovsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°16'32"N by 48°14'35"E |
| Area Served: | Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ULV |
| More Information: | ULV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
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| Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Golmud |
| Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
| More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV):
- Towards the end of the Cold War there has been an OVTAP located on the field with Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-22 aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport", another name for ULV is "Аэропорт Ульяновск-Баратаевка".
- The furthest airport from Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,328 miles (16,622 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulyanovsk Baratayevka 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 closest airport to Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) is Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of ULV.
- Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.16 miles (38.88 km) ENE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia |     |
| 2 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) ESE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 3 | 100.78 miles (162.19 km) NNE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 4 | 122.82 miles (197.65 km) W | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 5 | 130.25 miles (209.61 km) NNW | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 6 | 154.33 miles (248.37 km) WSW | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 7 | 168.41 miles (271.03 km) N | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 8 | 168.83 miles (271.71 km) S | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 176.92 miles (284.72 km) ENE | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 10 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) E | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 11 | 207.42 miles (333.82 km) E | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 12 | 208.41 miles (335.41 km) SSW | Tsentralny Airport (RTW) | Saratov, Russia | |
| 13 | 221.36 miles (356.25 km) NW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 14 | 256.24 miles (412.38 km) SE | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 15 | 269.59 miles (433.85 km) NE | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,328.49 miles (16,622.06 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,275.59 miles (16,536.92 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,249.12 miles (16,494.31 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,094.41 miles (16,245.34 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,039.06 miles (16,156.26 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,019.22 miles (16,124.34 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,011.90 miles (16,112.55 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 9,990.85 miles (16,078.67 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 9,985.46 miles (16,069.99 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,982.92 miles (16,065.91 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 11 | 9,974.19 miles (16,051.86 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,935.13 miles (15,989.01 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 9,930.41 miles (15,981.41 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 14 | 9,916.19 miles (15,958.53 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 9,889.57 miles (15,915.68 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 259.83 miles (418.15 km) N | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) SSE | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) NE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) ENE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 403.23 miles (648.94 km) E | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 6 | 421.64 miles (678.57 km) ENE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 425.54 miles (684.84 km) SSE | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 440.09 miles (708.26 km) ENE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) N | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 454.78 miles (731.90 km) ESE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 491.07 miles (790.30 km) S | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 14 | 510.78 miles (822.01 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) WNW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.64 miles (18,930.09 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,740.26 miles (18,894.08 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,729.67 miles (18,877.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,719.13 miles (18,860.07 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,718.99 miles (18,859.84 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,717.47 miles (18,857.40 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,706.14 miles (18,839.16 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,705.01 miles (18,837.35 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,699.18 miles (18,827.95 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,699.08 miles (18,827.80 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,685.32 miles (18,805.66 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,661.11 miles (18,766.68 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,633.98 miles (18,723.03 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |