Nonstop flight route between Shijiazhuang, China and Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), Shijiazhuang, China and Zapala Airport (APZ), Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,173 miles (or 19,590 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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport and Zapala 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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport and Zapala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between SJW and APZ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport and Zapala Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between SJW and APZ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Shijiazhuang, China and Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between SJW and APZ!

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Facts about Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW):

• Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport airport was opened in 1995.
• Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport handled 4,021,167 passengers last year.
• The Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway passes within about 3 km south of the airport's terminal.
• The closest airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of SJW.
• The furthest airport from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (meaning Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
• Because of Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Shijiazhuang Zhengding 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.
• In addition to being known as "Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport", other names for SJW include "石家莊正定國際機場" and "Shíjiāzhuāng Zhèngdìng Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Zapala Airport (APZ):

• The closest airport to Zapala Airport (APZ) is Cutral Có Airport (CUT), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of APZ.
• Zapala Airport (APZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Zapala Airport (APZ) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is nearly antipodal to Zapala Airport (meaning Zapala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,957 kilometers) away in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.