Nonstop flight route between Greeneville, Tennessee, United States and Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China:
Departure Airport:
(36°11'35"N by 82°48'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°57'1"N by 120°12'20"E)
Distance from GCY to TNN:
8,082.68 miles (13,007.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY), Greeneville, Tennessee, United States and Tainan Airport (TNN), Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,083 miles (or 13,008 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 Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport and Tainan 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 Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport and Tainan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCY / KGCY |
| Airport Name: | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°11'35"N by 82°48'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Greeneville & Greene County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1608 feet (490 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCY |
| More Information: | GCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNN / RCNN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°57'1"N by 120°12'20"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNN |
| More Information: | TNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY):
- The furthest airport from Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,368 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of GCY.
- Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tainan Airport (TNN):
- It is the third busiest domestic airport after Taipei Songshan Airport and Kaohsiung Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Tainan Airport", other names for TNN include "臺南航空站台南機場" and "Táinán HángkōngzhànTáinán Jīchǎng".
- Because of Tainan Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Tainan 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.
- A number of US units have been stationed at Tainan Air Base, including the 868th Tactical Missile Squadron from 1958 to 1962, which operated MGM-1 Matadors, probably under the ultimate control of the United States Taiwan Defense Command.
- The furthest airport from Tainan Airport (TNN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Tainan Airport (meaning Tainan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- The closest airport to Tainan Airport (TNN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of TNN.
- On 21 March 2003, TransAsia Airways flight 543 on a flight from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tainan Airport, collided with a truck that was on runway 36R.
- Tainan Airport (TNN) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.91 miles (48.14 km) NE | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States |     |
| 2 | 31.27 miles (50.33 km) W | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) WSW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 54.50 miles (87.70 km) SSE | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) NE | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 57.12 miles (91.93 km) NNE | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 70.98 miles (114.24 km) WSW | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 72.03 miles (115.93 km) ESE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 85.62 miles (137.78 km) ESE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 93.34 miles (150.22 km) NW | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 95.71 miles (154.03 km) SSE | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 95.73 miles (154.05 km) E | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 95.77 miles (154.12 km) S | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 96.54 miles (155.36 km) SSE | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 100.59 miles (161.88 km) SSE | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,413.13 miles (18,367.61 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,392.29 miles (18,334.06 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,371.31 miles (18,300.30 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,360.47 miles (18,282.86 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,349.46 miles (18,265.14 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,332.87 miles (18,238.43 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,329.07 miles (18,232.33 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,324.39 miles (18,224.80 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,297.34 miles (18,181.26 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,278.69 miles (18,151.25 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,276.67 miles (18,147.99 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,266.99 miles (18,132.41 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,243.78 miles (18,095.06 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,242.45 miles (18,092.93 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,236.39 miles (18,083.17 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.39 miles (44.08 km) SSE | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 2 | 36.90 miles (59.39 km) NNE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 53.26 miles (85.71 km) WNW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 4 | 53.28 miles (85.75 km) WNW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 5 | 56.11 miles (90.30 km) NW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 58.63 miles (94.36 km) ESE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 7 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) SSE | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 8 | 82.54 miles (132.84 km) ESE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 9 | 94.54 miles (152.15 km) NNE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 94.54 miles (152.15 km) NNE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 105.67 miles (170.06 km) SE | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 12 | 116.20 miles (187.00 km) NE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 13 | 155.14 miles (249.67 km) NW | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 14 | 160.34 miles (258.04 km) NNE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 163.52 miles (263.16 km) NW | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.94 miles (19,883.30 km) SE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,228.65 miles (19,680.05 km) SW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,223.23 miles (19,671.33 km) SW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 12,190.84 miles (19,619.21 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,183.37 miles (19,607.18 km) W | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 6 | 12,181.20 miles (19,603.69 km) ESE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 12,181.05 miles (19,603.44 km) E | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,174.61 miles (19,593.09 km) W | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,149.87 miles (19,553.26 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 10 | 12,148.89 miles (19,551.69 km) E | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,148.17 miles (19,550.53 km) E | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,134.08 miles (19,527.86 km) SSW | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,132.18 miles (19,524.80 km) SSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,122.51 miles (19,509.24 km) S | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,122.22 miles (19,508.77 km) SE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |