Nonstop flight route between Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,590 miles (or 8,995 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder 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: | KGI / YPKG |
Airport Name: | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport |
Location: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'21"S by 121°27'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1203 feet (367 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGI |
More Information: | KGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):
- Summer 2005 saw Diwopu get a boost when the airport started receiving major foreign airlines.
- Ürümqi Airport was opened to foreign passengers in 1973, and has been the emergency landing ground for airlines to Europe and west Asia.
- Construction of Terminal 3 to the west of the older terminal building began in April 2007 at a cost of 2.8 billion yuan.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
- 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 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.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) is Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SE of URC.
Facts about Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI):
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport handled 259,958 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (meaning Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) is Kambalda Airport (KDB), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of KGI.
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) has 2 runways.