Nonstop flight route between Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ust-Kut Airport (UKX), Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Kowanyama Airport (KWM), Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,411 miles (or 8,708 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 Kowanyama 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 Kowanyama 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: | KWM / YKOW |
Airport Name: | Kowanyama Airport |
Location: | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°29'8"S by 141°45'5"E |
Operator/Owner: | Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWM |
More Information: | KWM Maps & Info |
Facts about Ust-Kut Airport (UKX):
- Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) is Kirensk Airport (KCK), which is located 108 miles (173 kilometers) NE of UKX.
- 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.
- Drive to the airport by car from crossing the bypass road and Nekrasov street.
- In addition to being known as "Ust-Kut Airport", another name for UKX is "Аэропорт Усть-Кут".
- Ust-Kut Airport handled 24,291 passengers last year.
- In 1966, the airport received the first cargo plane Antonov An-12.
Facts about Kowanyama Airport (KWM):
- Kowanyama Airport (KWM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kowanyama Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kowanyama 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 furthest airport from Kowanyama Airport (KWM) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,557 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Kowanyama Airport (KWM) is Edward River Airport (EDR), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of KWM.