Nonstop flight route between Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States and Zhaotong, Yunnan, China:
Departure Airport:
(40°27'6"N by 105°0'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°19'40"N by 103°45'24"E)
Distance from FNL to ZAT:
7,402.75 miles (11,913.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States and Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), Zhaotong, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,403 miles (or 11,914 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 Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport and Zhaotong 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 Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport and Zhaotong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNL / KFNL |
| Airport Name: | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°27'6"N by 105°0'41"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Collins / Loveland, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Fort Collins & Loveland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5016 feet (1,529 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNL |
| More Information: | FNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAT / ZPZT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°19'40"N by 103°45'24"E |
| Area Served: | Zhaotong, Yunnan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAT |
| More Information: | ZAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL):
- Because of Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,016 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FNL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FNL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of FNL.
- FNL opened in 1964 under joint agreement and ownership by Loveland and Fort Collins.
- Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport is situated west of Interstate 25 and Denver is located about 55 miles south.
- Fort Collins–Loveland Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,065 acres at an elevation of 5,016 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Zhaotong Airport (ZAT):
- In addition to being known as "Zhaotong Airport", other names for ZAT include "昭通机场" and "Zhāotōng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) is Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) E of ZAT.
- The furthest airport from Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Zhaotong Airport (meaning Zhaotong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,445 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.92 miles (32.06 km) E | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.66 miles (49.35 km) SSW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 37.93 miles (61.05 km) S | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) SSE | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 47.66 miles (76.71 km) N | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 49.74 miles (80.04 km) NNE | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 61.54 miles (99.03 km) S | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 68.79 miles (110.71 km) NNW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 9 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) E | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 97.58 miles (157.04 km) W | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 101.32 miles (163.06 km) S | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 109.71 miles (176.57 km) SW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 114.93 miles (184.96 km) S | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 115.08 miles (185.21 km) ENE | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 115.30 miles (185.56 km) WSW | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,850.45 miles (17,462.07 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,718.61 miles (17,249.89 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,686.64 miles (17,198.43 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,666.04 miles (17,165.28 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,503.85 miles (16,904.27 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,386.30 miles (16,715.09 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,381.89 miles (16,707.99 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,342.26 miles (16,644.21 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,270.30 miles (16,528.41 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,232.71 miles (16,467.90 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,225.25 miles (16,455.90 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,212.14 miles (16,434.81 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,203.33 miles (16,420.62 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,195.08 miles (16,407.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,183.55 miles (16,388.80 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.85 miles (152.64 km) E | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 2 | 106.52 miles (171.42 km) WNW | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 3 | 112.51 miles (181.06 km) NNE | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 4 | 145.01 miles (233.36 km) NE | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 149.91 miles (241.26 km) ESE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 162.12 miles (260.90 km) SSW | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 195.28 miles (314.27 km) ESE | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 199.65 miles (321.30 km) E | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 220.72 miles (355.21 km) W | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 10 | 224.89 miles (361.92 km) N | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 240.76 miles (387.46 km) NE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 12 | 242.12 miles (389.65 km) WSW | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 251.92 miles (405.43 km) W | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 260.82 miles (419.74 km) E | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 262.56 miles (422.54 km) S | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,082.61 miles (19,445.02 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,082.51 miles (19,444.87 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,078.96 miles (19,439.15 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,031.28 miles (19,362.41 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,986.37 miles (19,290.14 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,955.34 miles (19,240.21 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,945.57 miles (19,224.48 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,906.46 miles (19,161.55 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,880.91 miles (19,120.42 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,880.80 miles (19,120.24 km) SSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 11 | 11,868.43 miles (19,100.34 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,851.42 miles (19,072.96 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,845.29 miles (19,063.10 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,831.39 miles (19,040.72 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,790.74 miles (18,975.31 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |