Nonstop flight route between Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia and Golmud, Qinghai, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia and Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,954 miles (or 7,972 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport and Golmud 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport and Golmud Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
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Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Golmud |
Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI):
- 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.
- 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.
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport handled 259,958 passengers last year.
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.