Nonstop flight route between Watertown, New York, United States and Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Watertown International Airport (ART), Watertown, New York, United States and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,541 miles (or 12,136 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 Watertown International Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan 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 Watertown International Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Watertown International Airport (ART):

• The closest airport to Watertown International Airport (ART) is Maxson Airfield (AXB), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of ART.
• Watertown International Airport (ART) has 2 runways.
• Watertown International Airport is a county owned, public use airport located in Jefferson County, New York, United States.
• The furthest airport from Watertown International Airport (ART) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,522 miles (18,543 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Watertown International Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Watertown 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.

Facts about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE):

• The furthest airport from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (meaning Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport recently finished developing the airports business travel center in late 2011.
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is an international airport serving the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei, and the northern parts of the country.
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) has 2 runways.
• The Southern and Northern Concourses are also known as Concourse C and Concourse D, respectively.
• In addition to being known as "Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport", other names for TPE include "臺灣桃園國際機場桃園機場" and "Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JīchǎngTáoyuán Jīchǎng".
• The airport is operated by the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation, a company wholly owned by the Government of Taiwan.
• The airport, originally planned as Taoyuan International Airport, bore the name of late President Chiang Kai-shek until 2006.
• The closest airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of TPE.
• Because of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Taiwan Taoyuan 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.