Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,745 miles (or 6,028 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 Ust-Kut Airport and Bitburg 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 Ust-Kut Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UKX / UITT |
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Location: | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°51'24"N by 105°43'48"E |
Area Served: | Ust-Kut |
Operator/Owner: | JSC «Aeroport Ust-Kut» |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2188 feet (667 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKX |
More Information: | UKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
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Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
- In a subsequent plan to build a new parking lot for the Tupolev Tu-154, the new premises rescue station and replace the light-signaling equipment means aircraft landing.
- During World War II an airfield was built here for the Alaska-Siberian air route used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.
- The furthest airport from Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Kut Airport (meaning Ust-Kut Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,580 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- ОМИ «Svetlyachok»
- New airport construction began in 1963, about 12 km north of Ust-Kut on top of a hill.
- Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
- In 2007 a controlling stake in "JSC "Aeroport Ust-Kut"". has acquired the airline "UTair" planning to use it as their main base in Eastern Siberia.
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Prior to its current civilian usage, Bitburg Air Base was a front-line NATO base during the Cold War.
- The USAF departed for the second time in September 1997, and Bitburg Airport was returned to the civil aircraft which now call it home.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".