Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas, United States and Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,094 miles (or 13,026 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 West Houston Airport and Ganzhou Huangjin 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 West Houston Airport and Ganzhou Huangjin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWS / KIWS |
Airport Name: | West Houston Airport |
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W |
Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | West Houston Airport Corp. |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWS |
More Information: | IWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOW / ZSGZ |
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Location: | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°51'6"N by 114°46'36"E |
Area Served: | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOW |
More Information: | KOW Maps & Info |
Facts about West Houston Airport (IWS):
- The new sign at the entrance
- West Houston Airport (IWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from West Houston Airport (IWS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,979 miles (17,668 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of West Houston Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at West Houston 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 West Houston Airport (IWS) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of IWS.
- West Houston Airport owned and operated by Gary Gandy covers an area of 200 acres at an elevation of 111 feet above mean sea level.
- On January 3, 2012, a pilot flying a 1985 Cessna 172P with a 180 HP engine from West Houston Airport to Lone Star Executive Airport reported losing power to her aircraft.
Facts about Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW):
- The furthest airport from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (meaning Ganzhou Huangjin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,904 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) N of KOW.
- In addition to being known as "Ganzhou Huangjin Airport", other names for KOW include "赣州黄金机场" and "Gànzhōu Huángjīn Jīchǎng".