Nonstop flight route between Zhijiang, Hubei, China and Pierre, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
(27°26'29"N by 109°41'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°22'58"N by 100°17'9"W)
Distance from HJJ to PIR:
7,125.09 miles (11,466.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), Zhijiang, Hubei, China and Pierre Regional Airport (PIR), Pierre, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,125 miles (or 11,467 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 Zhijiang Airport and Pierre Regional 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 Zhijiang Airport and Pierre Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HJJ / |
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| Location: | Zhijiang, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'29"N by 109°41'58"E |
| Area Served: | Huaihua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HJJ |
| More Information: | HJJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIR / KPIR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pierre, South Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°22'58"N by 100°17'9"W |
| Area Served: | Pierre, South Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pierre |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1744 feet (532 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIR |
| More Information: | PIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Zhijiang Airport (HJJ):
- Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) is Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of HJJ.
- The Americans closed their facilities at the airport in early October 1945.
- The furthest airport from Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zhijiang Airport (meaning Zhijiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zhijiang Airport", other names for HJJ include "芷江机场", "Zhǐjiāng Jīchǎng" and "ZGCJ".
- Chihkiang Air Base was also the headquarters of the Fourteenth Air Force Chinese-American Composite Wing, whose squadrons flew P-40 Warhawk aircraft.
Facts about Pierre Regional Airport (PIR):
- The furthest airport from Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,493 miles (16,887 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Pierre Regional Airport", another name for PIR is "Pierre Army Airfield".
- Pierre Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport three miles east of Pierre, in Hughes County, South Dakota.
- Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of PIR.
- Pierre Regional Airport covers 1,735 acres at an elevation of 1,744 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.79 miles (62.42 km) NW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China |     |
| 2 | 84.35 miles (135.74 km) SSW | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 110.46 miles (177.77 km) WSW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 123.40 miles (198.60 km) NNE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) ESE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 6 | 152.88 miles (246.03 km) NNW | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 7 | 155.05 miles (249.53 km) S | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 156.15 miles (251.30 km) NE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 165.76 miles (266.77 km) W | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 10 | 174.48 miles (280.79 km) SW | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 183.75 miles (295.71 km) E | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 189.06 miles (304.26 km) WSW | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 13 | 199.34 miles (320.80 km) N | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 221.40 miles (356.30 km) ENE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 221.60 miles (356.63 km) SW | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,424.61 miles (19,995.42 km) SE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,357.87 miles (19,888.01 km) SSE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,352.03 miles (19,878.61 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,257.34 miles (19,726.22 km) SSE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,185.18 miles (19,610.10 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,160.49 miles (19,570.36 km) S | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,148.14 miles (19,550.49 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,126.71 miles (19,515.99 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,114.69 miles (19,496.66 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,109.46 miles (19,488.25 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,088.09 miles (19,453.84 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,083.67 miles (19,446.74 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,068.72 miles (19,422.67 km) W | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,053.64 miles (19,398.41 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,050.55 miles (19,393.44 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.61 miles (129.73 km) N | Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG) | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 2 | 101.59 miles (163.50 km) E | Huron Regional Airport (HON) | Huron, South Dakota, United States | |
| 3 | 106.26 miles (171.01 km) S | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 117.18 miles (188.58 km) NE | Aberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen Army Airfield (ABR) | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 119.20 miles (191.83 km) ESE | Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 122.23 miles (196.70 km) NNE | Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY) | Ashley, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 125.48 miles (201.94 km) S | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 138.94 miles (223.59 km) W | Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 9 | 139.19 miles (224.01 km) W | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 10 | 145.54 miles (234.23 km) SW | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 11 | 154.63 miles (248.86 km) SSE | O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 158.23 miles (254.64 km) ENE | Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | |
| 13 | 158.67 miles (255.35 km) NE | Britton Municipal Airport (TTO) | Britton, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 160.53 miles (258.35 km) E | Madison Municipal Airport (XMD) | Madison, South Dakota, United States | |
| 15 | 166.62 miles (268.15 km) N | Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,492.88 miles (16,886.61 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,426.91 miles (16,780.44 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,403.42 miles (16,742.63 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,388.07 miles (16,717.94 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,378.56 miles (16,702.63 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,355.72 miles (16,665.88 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,333.12 miles (16,629.50 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,329.76 miles (16,624.10 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,325.79 miles (16,617.70 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 10,320.12 miles (16,608.59 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,309.86 miles (16,592.06 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,304.74 miles (16,583.83 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 13 | 10,293.59 miles (16,565.89 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,287.90 miles (16,556.72 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,240.43 miles (16,480.34 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |