Nonstop flight route between Liangping, Chongqing, China and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Liangping Airport (LIA), Liangping, Chongqing, China and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,107 miles (or 9,828 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 Liangping Airport and Gibraltar 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 Liangping Airport and Gibraltar 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: | LIA / ZULP |
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Location: | Liangping, Chongqing, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°40'45"N by 107°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Wanzhou |
Airport Type: | Military/Former public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIA |
More Information: | LIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIB / LXGB |
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Location: | Gibraltar |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
Area Served: | Gibraltar |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Liangping Airport (LIA):
- During World War II, the airport was known as Liangshan Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
- The closest airport to Liangping Airport (LIA) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of LIA.
- In addition to being known as "Liangping Airport", another name for LIA is "梁平机场".
- Liangping Airport, also called Wanzhou Liangping Airport, is a former dual-use military and civil airport, located west of Liangping in Chongqing Municipality, China.
- Liangping Airport (LIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Liangping Airport (LIA) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Liangping Airport (meaning Liangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- It was announced in January 2014 that an air route between Gibraltar and Marrakech would be established and launched in April.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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.
- On 17 November 2006 Iberia announced that it would start flights from Madrid to Gibraltar using an Airbus A319 aircraft.
- The airport was constructed during World War II upon the territory's race course, when Gibraltar was an important naval base for the British.
- A new dual carriageway is also being built.
- The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.