Nonstop flight route between Kleinzee, South Africa and Chengdu, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kleinsee Airport (KLZ), Kleinzee, South Africa and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), Chengdu, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,059 miles (or 11,361 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 Kleinsee Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International 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 Kleinsee Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLZ / FAKZ |
Airport Name: | Kleinsee Airport |
Location: | Kleinzee, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°40'59"S by 17°5'35"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 270 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLZ |
More Information: | KLZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTU / ZUUU |
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Location: | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'41"N by 103°56'48"E |
Area Served: | Chengdu |
Operator/Owner: | Sichuan Province Airport Group Co.,Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTU |
More Information: | CTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kleinsee Airport (KLZ):
- Because of Kleinsee Airport's relatively low elevation of 270 feet, planes can take off or land at Kleinsee 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.
- Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,878 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) is Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) NNW of KLZ.
Facts about Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU):
- On May 12, 2008 the airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway.
- The airport is now an international civil airport with flights to more than 20 international destinations and many domestic airports, and is a hub for Chengdu Airlines, Air China and Sichuan Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport", other names for CTU include "成都双流国际机场" and "Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng".
- During World War II, the airport was known as Shwangliu Airfield and was later used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
- The closest airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NE of CTU.
- Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport handled 31,500,000 passengers last year.
- Planes of Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines in Airside Concourse C
- The furthest airport from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (meaning Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) has 2 runways.