Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,484 miles (or 8,825 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 Birmingham Airport and Zhangjiajie 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 Birmingham Airport and Zhangjiajie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DYG / ZGDY |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'11"N by 110°26'35"E |
Area Served: | Zhangjiajie |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DYG |
More Information: | DYG Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- The extension will increase the runway length from the present 2,605 m to 3,003 m, the main plan was to have a 150m starter extension along with the 400m extension but because the plan for the tunnel had been cancelled because of costs the runway length will be 3,050 m.There will be a loop taxiway from which planes will taxi to the runway and then takeoff.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- Birmingham Airport is 5.5 NM east-south-east of Birmingham city centre, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
- Building a new control tower for the airport began in July 2011, to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- National Express West Midlands operates the main bus routes calling at Birmingham Airport, those being the 900 to Birmingham city centre and Coventry, and the 966 to Erdington and Solihull.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG):
- Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Zhangjiajie Airport", other names for DYG include "张家界荷花机场" and "Zhāngjiājiè Héhuā Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Zhangjiajie Airport (meaning Zhangjiajie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,832 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) E of DYG.