Nonstop flight route between Cowley, Alberta, Canada and Kharkhorin, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cowley Airport (YYM), Cowley, Alberta, Canada and Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), Kharkhorin, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,389 miles (or 8,673 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 Cowley Airport and Kharkhorin 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 Cowley Airport and Kharkhorin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYM / CYYM |
Airport Name: | Cowley Airport |
Location: | Cowley, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°38'11"N by 114°5'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Alberta Soaring Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3876 feet (1,181 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYM |
More Information: | YYM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHR / ZMHH |
Airport Name: | Kharkhorin Airport |
Location: | Kharkhorin, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°14'48"N by 102°49'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 4759 feet (1,451 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHR |
More Information: | KHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Cowley Airport (YYM):
- The closest airport to Cowley Airport (YYM) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of YYM.
- Cowley Airport (YYM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cowley Airport (YYM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,456 miles (16,828 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Kharkhorin Airport (KHR):
- Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) is Khujirt Airport (HJT), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of KHR.
- Because of Kharkhorin Airport's high elevation of 4,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Kharkhorin Airport (meaning Kharkhorin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.