Nonstop flight route between Wanzhou, Chongqing, China and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN), Wanzhou, Chongqing, China and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,041 miles (or 8,112 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 Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport and Gold Coast 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 Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXN / ZUWX |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'52"N by 108°25'53"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1860 feet (567 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXN |
More Information: | WXN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OOL / YBCG |
Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN):
- In addition to being known as "Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport", other names for WXN include "万州五桥机场" and "Wànzhōu Wǔqiáo Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) is Liangping Airport (LIA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of WXN.
- Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (meaning Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- On 13 June 2010 start up airline PacificFlier began weekly services from Koror, Palau, using an Airbus A310.
- Despite the name change from Coolangatta Airport to Gold Coast Airport during the change of ownership, the airport still carries its original IATA Airport code, OOL.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
- On 13 August 2012 Qantas announced that it will return to Gold Coast, flying from Sydney three times daily using a Boeing 737-800.
- The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Tiger Airways Australia flights previously operated from a low cost terminal with basic amenities, located approximately 200 m from the main terminal building.