Nonstop flight route between Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP), Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,639 miles (or 10,684 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 Roswell International Air Center and Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan 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 Roswell International Air Center and Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROW / KROW |
Airport Name: | Roswell International Air Center |
Location: | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°18'5"N by 104°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Roswell, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Roswell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3671 feet (1,119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROW |
More Information: | ROW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHP / ZBSH |
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Location: | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°58'5"N by 119°43'51"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHP |
More Information: | SHP Maps & Info |
Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):
- Roswell International Air Center, also known as Roswell Industrial Air Center, is a city-owned public-use airport located seven miles south of the central business district of Roswell, a city in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.
- The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
- In 1966, the Air Force announced that Walker AFB would be closed.
- Walker AFB was named after General Kenneth Newton Walker, a native of Los Cerrillos, New Mexico.
- Historically, Roswell was served by Trans-Texas Airways which flew Douglas DC-9-10 jet service to Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Midland/Odessa and Santa Fe.
- Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
- Currently, American Eagle operates Embraer ERJ-140 regional jets on nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft.
- On April 2, 2011, a Gulfstream G650 crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport during a test flight that was being conducted by the manufacturer of this large business jet, killing all four aboard.
Facts about Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP):
- Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport", other names for SHP include "秦皇岛山海关机场" and "Qínhuángdǎo Shānhǎiguān Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) is Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO), which is nearly antipodal to Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (meaning Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tres Arroyos Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) is Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) W of SHP.