Nonstop flight route between Alexandria, Egypt and Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong:
Departure Airport:
(31°11'2"N by 29°56'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E)
Distance from ALY to HKG:
5,095.93 miles (8,201.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alexandria International Airport (ALY), Alexandria, Egypt and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,096 miles (or 8,201 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 Alexandria International Airport and Hong Kong 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 Alexandria International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALY / HEAX |
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| Location: | Alexandria, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°11'2"N by 29°56'56"E |
| Area Served: | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | civil aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALY |
| More Information: | ALY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKG / VHHH |
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| Location: | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E |
| Area Served: | Hong Kong |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority Hong Kong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKG |
| More Information: | HKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Alexandria International Airport (ALY):
- The furthest airport from Alexandria International Airport (ALY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,827 miles (19,033 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Alexandria International Airport (ALY) is Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SW of ALY.
- In addition to being known as "Alexandria International Airport", another name for ALY is "El Nouzha Airport".
- Alexandria International Airport (ALY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Alexandria International Airport's relatively low elevation of -6 feet, planes can take off or land at Alexandria 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.
- As of June 2014 the airport is closed for refurbishment and there are no services.
Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):
- HKIA is an important contributor to Hong Kong's economy, with approximately 65,000 employees.
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
- Construction of the new airport was only part of the Airport Core Programme, which also involved construction of new road and rail links to the airport, with associated bridges and tunnels, and major land reclamation projects on both Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.
- The construction period was very rushed.
- In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
- Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
- The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
- Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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.
- Terminal 1 of the HKIA is the third largest airport passenger terminal building in the world with an area measuring 570,000 m2, after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 and Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3.
- SkyPlaza, Hong Kong International Airport
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.69 miles (38.13 km) SW | Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt |     |
| 2 | 113.49 miles (182.64 km) SE | Cairo International Airport (CAI) | Cairo, Egypt | |
| 3 | 161.38 miles (259.71 km) W | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 4 | 230.01 miles (370.16 km) E | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 5 | 255.72 miles (411.54 km) E | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 6 | 256.93 miles (413.49 km) E | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 7 | 282.10 miles (453.99 km) E | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 8 | 285.03 miles (458.71 km) NNE | Paphos International Airport (PFO) | Paphos, Cyprus | |
| 9 | 290.26 miles (467.12 km) E | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 10 | 291.23 miles (468.68 km) ENE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 11 | 292.98 miles (471.51 km) SSE | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| 12 | 294.05 miles (473.23 km) NE | RAF Akrotiri (AKT) | Akrotiri, Cyprus | |
| 13 | 295.88 miles (476.18 km) ENE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 14 | 300.74 miles (483.99 km) SE | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| 15 | 308.20 miles (495.99 km) ESE | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,826.70 miles (19,033.19 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,632.66 miles (18,720.91 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,549.21 miles (18,586.61 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,520.53 miles (18,540.45 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,520.07 miles (18,539.71 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,494.84 miles (18,499.11 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,490.43 miles (18,492.01 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,439.38 miles (18,409.85 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,433.32 miles (18,400.10 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,424.93 miles (18,386.60 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,412.73 miles (18,366.96 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,407.86 miles (18,359.13 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,366.76 miles (18,292.98 km) SW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,355.39 miles (18,274.68 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,355.33 miles (18,274.58 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.26 miles (24.55 km) E | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 2 | 23.42 miles (37.68 km) WSW | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 3 | 23.78 miles (38.27 km) NNW | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 40.27 miles (64.81 km) WSW | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 67.25 miles (108.22 km) NE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 75.82 miles (122.02 km) NW | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 84.51 miles (136.00 km) NNW | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 185.94 miles (299.24 km) ENE | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 187.08 miles (301.08 km) N | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 187.34 miles (301.49 km) WNW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 199.24 miles (320.65 km) NE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 240.35 miles (386.81 km) WSW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 250.75 miles (403.54 km) NNE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 14 | 276.58 miles (445.12 km) SW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 15 | 293.27 miles (471.97 km) NE | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,333.95 miles (19,849.52 km) WSW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 12,319.21 miles (19,825.79 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 12,310.59 miles (19,811.93 km) WSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,299.45 miles (19,793.99 km) SSE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,288.88 miles (19,776.98 km) W | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,280.10 miles (19,762.86 km) SSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,279.18 miles (19,761.38 km) W | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,257.44 miles (19,726.39 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,256.35 miles (19,724.63 km) E | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,207.76 miles (19,646.43 km) SW | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,202.91 miles (19,638.63 km) SSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,167.66 miles (19,581.90 km) E | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,148.42 miles (19,550.94 km) ESE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,146.27 miles (19,547.48 km) ESE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,117.67 miles (19,501.45 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |