Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China:
Departure Airport:
(19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E)
Distance from JAL to ZHA:
9,079.03 miles (14,611.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,079 miles (or 14,611 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 El Lencero Airport and Zhanjiang 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 El Lencero Airport and Zhanjiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
| Area Served: | Xalapa |
| Operator/Owner: | State government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAL |
| More Information: | JAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHA / ZGZJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E |
| Area Served: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZHA |
| More Information: | ZHA Maps & Info |
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- The only airport runway is 08–26 with 3,127 feet of elevation, paved, 1,780 meters long and 30 meters wide.
Facts about Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA):
- In addition to being known as "Zhanjiang Airport", other names for ZHA include "湛江机场" and "Zhànjiāng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of ZHA.
- The furthest airport from Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhanjiang Airport (meaning Zhanjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Zhanjiang Airport handled 488,835 passengers last year.
- Because of Zhanjiang Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhanjiang 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.83 miles (73.76 km) ESE | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 78.86 miles (126.92 km) SSW | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 3 | 89.01 miles (143.25 km) NNW | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 4 | 104.93 miles (168.87 km) WSW | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 5 | 145.65 miles (234.39 km) W | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 6 | 145.65 miles (234.39 km) W | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 7 | 148.20 miles (238.50 km) W | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 8 | 166.81 miles (268.46 km) WSW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 9 | 171.07 miles (275.31 km) S | Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX) | Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 10 | 173.21 miles (278.75 km) ESE | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport (MTT) | Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 11 | 180.66 miles (290.74 km) W | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 12 | 206.78 miles (332.77 km) NNW | General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 13 | 219.90 miles (353.89 km) NW | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 14 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) WNW | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 15 | 248.65 miles (400.17 km) SSE | Salina Cruz Airport (SCX) | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,401.22 miles (18,348.44 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,146.03 miles (17,937.75 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,956.52 miles (17,632.77 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 10,893.80 miles (17,531.83 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,823.03 miles (17,417.93 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,813.72 miles (17,402.96 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,798.32 miles (17,378.17 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 10,792.18 miles (17,368.28 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,779.74 miles (17,348.27 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 10 | 10,755.24 miles (17,308.84 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 10,714.83 miles (17,243.81 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 10,704.48 miles (17,227.15 km) SW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 10,703.85 miles (17,226.14 km) SW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,702.05 miles (17,223.23 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 15 | 10,674.38 miles (17,178.71 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.97 miles (115.83 km) WNW | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) S | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 164.84 miles (265.28 km) NNE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 169.87 miles (273.38 km) NW | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 201.41 miles (324.13 km) ENE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 210.55 miles (338.85 km) SSW | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 215.58 miles (346.94 km) NNW | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 216.20 miles (347.94 km) NE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 217.36 miles (349.81 km) ENE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 10 | 235.92 miles (379.68 km) W | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 240.35 miles (386.81 km) ENE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 12 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 242.14 miles (389.68 km) ENE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 254.50 miles (409.58 km) ENE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 15 | 277.15 miles (446.03 km) N | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.20 miles (19,920.74 km) SE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,336.95 miles (19,854.34 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,326.26 miles (19,837.14 km) SSE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,274.60 miles (19,754.01 km) SSE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,248.37 miles (19,711.80 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,169.37 miles (19,584.65 km) SSE | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,118.08 miles (19,502.11 km) W | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,115.71 miles (19,498.30 km) WSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,098.24 miles (19,470.18 km) SSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,090.62 miles (19,457.92 km) SW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,084.78 miles (19,448.52 km) S | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,078.88 miles (19,439.02 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,078.17 miles (19,437.88 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |