Nonstop flight route between Yuncheng, China and Santiago, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), Yuncheng, China and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), Santiago, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,279 miles (or 19,760 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 Yuncheng Guangong Airport and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez 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 Yuncheng Guangong Airport and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between YCU and SCL makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Yuncheng Guangong Airport and Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International 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 YCU and SCL are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Yuncheng, China and Santiago, Chile 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 YCU and SCL!

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Facts about Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU):

• In addition to being known as "Yuncheng Guangong Airport", other names for YCU include "运城关公机场" and "Yùnchéng Guāngōng Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) is Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of YCU.
• The furthest airport from Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) is Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), which is nearly antipodal to Yuncheng Guangong Airport (meaning Yuncheng Guangong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina.
• Yuncheng Guangong Airport is an airport serving the city of Yuncheng in Shanxi Province, China.

Facts about Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL):

• In June 2011, Santiago International Airport received the Air Cargo Excellence Award, as the best Latin American Cargo Airport.
• The expansion will take into account a capacity growth to 14 million annual passengers by 2014, 34 Million by year 2034 and 50 Million passengers by 2045.
• The demands of the growing metropolitan area of Santiago and the need for modern, jet-era airport facilities, which could safely accommodate both domestic and intercontinental flights, drove the need to relocate the Chilean capital's principal airport from Los Cerrillos Airport in the denser southwest metropolitan region of Santiago to the more rural northwest metropolitan area.
• The furthest airport from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) is Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (meaning Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ankang Wulipu Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
• Centropuerto buses connect the Airport with Los Héroes station of Santiago Metro.
• The closest airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of SCL.
• Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) has 2 runways.
• The Santiago International Airport has four tax-free shops that offer a wide range of products to supply any need customers may have.
• In addition to being known as "Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport", other names for SCL include "Pudahuel Airport" and "Santiago International Airport".