Nonstop flight route between Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Elko, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Elko Regional Airport (EKO), Elko, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,406 miles (or 10,310 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 Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport and Elko Regional 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 Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport and Elko Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URC / ZWWW | 
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| Location: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'25"N by 87°28'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | 
| Operator/Owner: | Xinjiang Airport Group Co. Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2126 feet (648 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from URC | 
| More Information: | URC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKO / KEKO | 
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| Location: | Elko, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'30"N by 115°47'30"W | 
| Area Served: | Elko, Nevada | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Elko | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5140 feet (1,567 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EKO | 
| More Information: | EKO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):
- 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.
 - Construction of Terminal 3 to the west of the older terminal building began in April 2007 at a cost of 2.8 billion yuan.
 - 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".
 - The closest airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SE of URC.
 - Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
 - Summer 2005 saw Diwopu get a boost when the airport started receiving major foreign airlines.
 - Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Elko Regional Airport (EKO):
- Because of Elko Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,140 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EKO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EKO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of EKO.
 - Casino Express Airlines also served the airport with Boeing 737-200s and was based in Elko.
 - United Airlines served Elko with Boeing 737-200 jetliners from November 1977 until 1982 flying a routing of San Francisco - Reno - Elko - Ely - Salt Lake City.
 - The furthest airport from Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,994 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Elko Regional Airport (EKO) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Elko Regional Airport", another name for EKO is "J.C. Harris Field".
 
