Nonstop flight route between Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States and Taizhou, Zhejiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(30°17'22"N by 87°40'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°33'43"N by 121°25'42"E)
Distance from GUF to HYN:
7,940.93 miles (12,779.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States and Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), Taizhou, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,941 miles (or 12,780 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 Jack Edwards Airport and Taizhou Luqiao 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 Jack Edwards Airport and Taizhou Luqiao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUF / KJKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°17'22"N by 87°40'18"W |
| Area Served: | Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Gulf Shores Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUF |
| More Information: | GUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYN / ZSLQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°33'43"N by 121°25'42"E |
| Area Served: | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Taizhou Civil Aviation Administration Bureau |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYN |
| More Information: | HYN Maps & Info |
Facts about Jack Edwards Airport (GUF):
- Because of Jack Edwards Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Jack Edwards 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 Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is NOLF Barin (NHX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of GUF.
- Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,153 miles (17,950 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Jack Edwards Airport covers an area of 838 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Jack Edwards Airport", another name for GUF is "JKA".
Facts about Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN):
- The closest airport to Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of HYN.
- Taizhou Luqiao Airport handled 616,861 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) is Mercedes Airport (MDX), which is nearly antipodal to Taizhou Luqiao Airport (meaning Taizhou Luqiao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mercedes Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina.
- Taizhou Luqiao Airport, formerly Huangyan Luqiao Airport, is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China.
- In addition to being known as "Taizhou Luqiao Airport", other names for HYN include "台州路桥机场" and "Táizhōu Lùqiáo Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.21 miles (11.60 km) NNE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.28 miles (35.86 km) ENE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 23.45 miles (37.75 km) ENE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 31.57 miles (50.81 km) ENE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 33.16 miles (53.36 km) NW | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) NW | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 48.96 miles (78.79 km) NE | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 52.49 miles (84.48 km) WNW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 69.62 miles (112.05 km) ENE | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.97 miles (115.83 km) E | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (DSI) | Destin, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 72.81 miles (117.18 km) ENE | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 75.12 miles (120.89 km) W | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 76.30 miles (122.80 km) ENE | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 82.93 miles (133.47 km) NNE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 83.77 miles (134.81 km) W | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,153.36 miles (17,949.55 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,108.68 miles (17,877.64 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,101.36 miles (17,865.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,089.80 miles (17,847.26 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,083.52 miles (17,837.16 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,083.28 miles (17,836.77 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,079.76 miles (17,831.11 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,067.49 miles (17,811.36 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,061.78 miles (17,802.16 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,052.71 miles (17,787.56 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,041.91 miles (17,770.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,037.46 miles (17,763.02 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,036.63 miles (17,761.70 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,022.37 miles (17,738.73 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,016.01 miles (17,728.50 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.02 miles (91.76 km) SW | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 87.39 miles (140.64 km) N | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 3 | 100.25 miles (161.34 km) WNW | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 4 | 110.24 miles (177.41 km) NNE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 129.81 miles (208.91 km) NNW | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 6 | 155.70 miles (250.58 km) W | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 7 | 179.76 miles (289.29 km) N | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 182.20 miles (293.23 km) N | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 9 | 188.93 miles (304.04 km) SSW | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 196.50 miles (316.24 km) NNW | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 211.23 miles (339.93 km) NNW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 211.43 miles (340.27 km) SSW | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 13 | 241.18 miles (388.14 km) S | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 241.45 miles (388.57 km) S | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 250.83 miles (403.66 km) NNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.78 miles (19,928.11 km) SSW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,359.05 miles (19,889.91 km) S | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,356.16 miles (19,885.26 km) SE | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,354.44 miles (19,882.50 km) SSE | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,345.98 miles (19,868.88 km) SSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,321.03 miles (19,828.73 km) SW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,319.63 miles (19,826.48 km) S | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 8 | 12,311.68 miles (19,813.67 km) SW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,306.05 miles (19,804.62 km) SSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,273.11 miles (19,751.60 km) S | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) SW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.09 km) WSW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.09 km) WSW | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,253.56 miles (19,720.14 km) WSW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,244.74 miles (19,705.95 km) S | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |