Nonstop flight route between Boutilimit, Mauritania and Guangzhou, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boutilimit Airport (OTL), Boutilimit, Mauritania and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,930 miles (or 12,762 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 Boutilimit Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun 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 Boutilimit Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun 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: | OTL / GQNB |
Airport Name: | Boutilimit Airport |
Location: | Boutilimit, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°31'58"N by 14°40'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from OTL |
More Information: | OTL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAN / ZGGG |
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Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°23'32"N by 113°17'56"E |
Area Served: | Guangzhou, China |
Operator/Owner: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAN |
More Information: | CAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Boutilimit Airport (OTL):
- The closest airport to Boutilimit Airport (OTL) is Podor Airport (POD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSW of OTL.
- The furthest airport from Boutilimit Airport (OTL) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is nearly antipodal to Boutilimit Airport (meaning Boutilimit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norsup Airport), and is located 12,266 miles (19,741 kilometers) away in Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu.
Facts about Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN):
- The airport is located in Guangzhou's Baiyun District and Huadu District and opened on August 5, 2004 as a replacement for the 72-year-old, identically named old airport, which is now closed.
- The furthest airport from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (meaning Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,314 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guangzhou Baiyun 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.
- The closest airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of CAN.
- In addition to being known as "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport", other names for CAN include "广州白云国际机场" and "Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng".
- On December 17, 2008, the hub completed its first flight operations test.
- On July 13, 2005, FedEx Express signed a contract with the airport authority to relocate its Asia-Pacific hub from Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines to Baiyun airport.