Nonstop flight route between Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China and Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,183 miles (or 9,950 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 Ganzhou Huangjin Airport and Abbotsford 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 Ganzhou Huangjin Airport and Abbotsford 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: | KOW / ZSGZ |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXX / CYXX |
Airport Name: | Abbotsford International Airport |
Location: | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°1'31"N by 122°21'35"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXX |
More Information: | YXX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (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".
- 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.
Facts about Abbotsford International Airport (YXX):
- Abbotsford International Airport handled 475,223 passengers last year.
- Abbotsford International Airport is located in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 2.2 nautical miles southwest of the city centre.
- The airport became the home to Skyways Air Services and Conair Aviation in the 1960s.
- Because of Abbotsford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Abbotsford International 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.
- Since 1962, the airport has hosted the annual Abbotsford International Airshow held in August.
- In September 1984 Pope John Paul II held an open-air mass for over 200,000 people at the airport.
- Abbotsford became a jet passenger airport in June 1997 with the start of scheduled service to Alberta by WestJet.
- Since 2000 many airlines and tour operators have come and gone from Abbotsford, including Air Canada, Air Canada Tango, Air Canada Jazz, Air North, Canada 3000, Central Mountain Air, Helijet, Jetsgo, Signature Vacations, Zoom Airlines, Harmony Airways, Peace Air and ZIP Air.
- Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,682 miles (17,191 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport is the second largest airport in the Lower Mainland after Vancouver International Airport, and is the only other airport to host major airlines and functions as a reliever for YVR.
- The closest airport to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of YXX.