Nonstop flight route between Urgench, Uzbekistan and Gulfport, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Urgench International Airport (UGC), Urgench, Uzbekistan and Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,101 miles (or 11,428 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 Urgench International Airport and Gulfport–Biloxi International 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 Urgench International Airport and Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Urgench International Airport (UGC):

• The furthest airport from Urgench International Airport (UGC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,293 miles (18,174 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Urgench International Airport (UGC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Urgench International Airport", another name for UGC is "Urgench Xalqaro Aeroporti".
• Because of Urgench International Airport's relatively low elevation of 320 feet, planes can take off or land at Urgench International 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.
• The closest airport to Urgench International Airport (UGC) is Daşoguz Airport (TAZ), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of UGC.

Facts about Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT):

• The closest airport to Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of GPT.
• The furthest airport from Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,123 miles (17,900 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Gulfport Field was declared excess by the Air Force and conveyed by the War Assets Administration to the City of Gulfport in 1949 for use as a civil airport.
• Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) has 2 runways.
• Through the late 1970s, Southern Airways continued as the primary airline, followed by successors Republic Airlines and Northwest Airlines into the 1990s.
• Because of Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Gulfport–Biloxi International 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.