Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Meizhou, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Meixian Airport (MXZ), Meizhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,994 miles (or 9,647 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Meixian 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Meixian Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHD / EGAC |
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Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°37'5"N by 5°52'20"W |
Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | ABN AMRO |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHD |
More Information: | BHD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXZ / ZGMX |
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Location: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'0"N by 116°7'59"E |
Area Served: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXZ |
More Information: | MXZ Maps & Info |
Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):
- The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In October 2012 Aer Lingus moved its services from Belfast International to the Airport.
- Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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.
- Following major capital investment Bombardier sold the airport in 2003 for £35 million to the Spanish company Ferrovial, the owner of BAA Airports.
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was formerly known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast.
- The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
- The airport is a major base for Flybe, which began operations at the airport in 1993 and is now the largest operator at Belfast City.
- In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
- George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
Facts about Meixian Airport (MXZ):
- The furthest airport from Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Meixian Airport (meaning Meixian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MXZ.
- In addition to being known as "Meixian Airport", other names for MXZ include "梅县机场" and "Méixiàn Jīchǎng".
- Meixian Airport (MXZ) currently has only 1 runway.