Nonstop flight route between Gimli, Manitoba, Canada and Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM), Gimli, Manitoba, Canada and Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,632 miles (or 9,064 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport and Mandalgovi 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 Gimli Industrial Park Airport and Mandalgovi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGM / CYGM |
| Airport Name: | Gimli Industrial Park Airport |
| Location: | Gimli, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'41"N by 97°2'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Rural Municipality of Gimli |
| Airport Type: | public |
| Elevation: | 753 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGM |
| More Information: | YGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXW / ZMMG |
| Airport Name: | Mandalgovi Airport |
| Location: | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°46'0"N by 106°16'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXW |
| More Information: | MXW Maps & Info |
Facts about Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM):
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Arnes Airport (YNR), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of YGM.
- In 1983, the airport became famous when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsports Park.
- The furthest airport from Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,454 miles (16,824 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gimli Industrial Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 753 feet, planes can take off or land at Gimli Industrial Park 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.
- Three people were killed on August 27, 1992 when a NewCal Aviation turbine-modified de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou they were aboard crashed on the airfield during climb-out after a short take-off from the airport.
Facts about Mandalgovi Airport (MXW):
- The closest airport to Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is located 145 miles (234 kilometers) N of MXW.
- The furthest airport from Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mandalgovi Airport (meaning Mandalgovi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Vidal Airfield), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Coyhaique, Chile.
- Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) currently has only 1 runway.
