Nonstop flight route between Cape Town, South Africa and Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town, South Africa and Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,404 miles (or 11,916 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 Cape Town International 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 Cape Town International 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: | CPT / FACT |
Airport Name: | Cape Town International Airport |
Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'9"S by 18°35'49"E |
Area Served: | Cape Town |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPT |
More Information: | CPT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DYG / ZGDY |
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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 Cape Town International Airport (CPT):
- The furthest airport from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,616 miles (18,693 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The MyCiTi bus rapid transit system provides a shuttle service connecting the airport with the Civic Centre bus station in the city centre.
- With the fall of apartheid in the early 1990s, ownership of the airport was transferred from the state to the newly formed Airports Company South Africa, and the airport was renamed to the politically neutral Cape Town International Airport.
- The closest airport to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) E of CPT.
- Cape Town International Airport (CPT) has 2 runways.
- In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cape Town International Airport was extensively expanded and renovated.
- Cape Town International Airport recorded 7.8 million passengers in 2008–2009, down from 8.4 million passengers the year before.
- Because of Cape Town International Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Town 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.
- Cape Town International Airport handled 8,505,563 passengers last year.
Facts about Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG):
- 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.
- Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) E of DYG.