Nonstop flight route between Jiayuguan, Gansu, China and Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jiayuguan Airport (JGN), Jiayuguan, Gansu, China and Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,465 miles (or 7,185 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 Jiayuguan Airport and Redhill Aerodrome, 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 Jiayuguan Airport and Redhill Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGN / ZLJQ |
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Location: | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E |
Area Served: | Jiayuguan and Jiuquan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JGN |
More Information: | JGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRH / EGKR |
Airport Name: | Redhill Aerodrome |
Location: | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°12'48"N by 0°8'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | Redhill Aerodrome Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 222 feet (68 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRH |
More Information: | KRH Maps & Info |
Facts about Jiayuguan Airport (JGN):
- Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) ESE of JGN.
- Because of Jiayuguan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JGN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JGN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jiayuguan Airport (meaning Jiayuguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Jiayuguan Airport", other names for JGN include "嘉峪关机场" and "Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng".
Facts about Redhill Aerodrome (KRH):
- On 17 May 2012 it was announced that the owners of Redhill Aerodrome had again submitted a planning application for a hard runway after the previous plan had been rejected in 2011.
- The furthest airport from Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,147 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Redhill Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Redhill Aerodrome 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.
- Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) has 4 runways.
- The aerodrome has its own Air Traffic Control and fire and rescue services.
- On 24 December 2013, the aerodrome suffered storm damage and flooding, with some light aircraft overturned.
- The airfield is still operated for private flying and training, with an emphasis on helicopter operators.
- With the threat of a German attack on the airfield the Flying Training School moved to northern England in June 1940.
- The closest airport to Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Gatwick Airport (LGW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of KRH.