Nonstop flight route between Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Miles City, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC), Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China and Miles City Airport (MLS), Miles City, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,142 miles (or 9,885 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 Miles City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | MLS / KMLS |
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Location: | Miles City, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°25'41"N by 105°53'9"W |
Area Served: | Miles City, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Miles City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2630 feet (802 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLS |
More Information: | MLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC):
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport handled 11,078,597 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Summer 2005 saw Diwopu get a boost when the airport started receiving major foreign airlines.
- Construction of Terminal 3 to the west of the older terminal building began in April 2007 at a cost of 2.8 billion yuan.
- When the airline existed, China Xinjiang Airlines had its headquarters on the airport property.
- Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Miles City Airport (MLS):
- The furthest airport from Miles City Airport (MLS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,496 miles (16,892 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Miles City Airport", another name for MLS is "Frank Wiley Field".
- Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy.
- Miles City Airport (MLS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Miles City Airport (MLS) is Dawson Community Airport (GDV), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) NE of MLS.