Nonstop flight route between Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada and Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nanaimo Airport (YCD), Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada and Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,199 miles (or 9,977 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 Nanaimo Airport and Jieyang Chaoshan 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 Nanaimo Airport and Jieyang Chaoshan 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: | YCD / CYCD |
Airport Name: | Nanaimo Airport |
Location: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°3'15"N by 123°52'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Nanaimo Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCD |
More Information: | YCD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWA / ZGOW |
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Location: | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°33'8"N by 116°30'20"E |
Area Served: | Shantou/Chaozhou/Jieyang |
Operator/Owner: | Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang Airport Cooperation General Electric |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWA |
More Information: | SWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Nanaimo Airport (YCD):
- Because of Nanaimo Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanaimo 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 furthest airport from Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,705 miles (17,228 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Nanaimo Airport (YCD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Nanaimo Airport, is located 7 nautical miles south southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada at 3350 Spitfire Road,Cassidy.
- In 1999, the air terminal was named in honour of World War I ace Raymond Collishaw who was born in Nanaimo.
- The closest airport to Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of YCD.
Facts about Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA):
- In addition to being known as "Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport", other names for SWA include "揭阳潮汕机场" and "Jiēyáng Cháoshàn Jīchǎng".
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport handled 2,686,007 passengers last year.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) is Meixian Airport (MXZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of SWA.
- The furthest airport from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is nearly antipodal to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (meaning Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orán Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Orán, Salta Province, Argentina.
- Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is among the 50 busiest passenger airports in China.