Nonstop flight route between Bloomington, Illinois, United States and Fuzhou, Fujian, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois, United States and Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), Fuzhou, Fujian, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,495 miles (or 12,061 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 Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal and Fuzhou Changle 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 Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal and Fuzhou Changle 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: | BMI / KBMI |
Airport Name: | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal |
Location: | Bloomington, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'37"N by 88°54'56"W |
Area Served: | Bloomington / Normal, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 871 feet (265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMI |
More Information: | BMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOC / ZSFZ |
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Location: | Fuzhou, Fujian, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'5"N by 119°39'47"E |
Area Served: | Fuzhou |
Operator/Owner: | Xiamen International Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOC |
More Information: | FOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI):
- Opposition to a municipally operated airport weakened with the promise of federal dollars through the Civil Works Administration, one of President Franklin D.
- The airport dates to the spring of 1927 when farmer Herman Will opened a 70-plus-acre tract in rural Normal Township.
- CIRA has a healthy general aviation presence.
- The furthest airport from Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,045 miles (17,775 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On November 5, 2001, the airport opened a new $14 million terminal building, three times larger than the previous terminal.
- The Prairie Aviation Museum is on the west side of the airport.
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal's relatively low elevation of 871 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal 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 closest airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of BMI.
Facts about Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC):
- Because of Fuzhou Changle International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuzhou Changle 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.
- The closest airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) is Nangan Airport (LZN), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NE of FOC.
- The furthest airport from Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (meaning Fuzhou Changle International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
- The airport is located near the shore of the Taiwan Strait in Zhanggang Subdistrict, Changle, about 50 km east of Fuzhou's city center.
- Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The construction of Fuzhou airport was intended to replace the military-civil mixed used airport Yixu in Cangshan District of Fuzhou
- In addition to being known as "Fuzhou Changle International Airport", other names for FOC include "福州长乐国际机场" and "Fúzhōu Chánglè Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Fuzhou Changle International Airport handled 6,476,773 passengers last year.