Nonstop flight route between Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yiwu Airport (YIW), Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,729 miles (or 12,439 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 Yiwu Airport and Hickory Regional 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 Yiwu Airport and Hickory Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIW / ZSYW |
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Location: | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'40"N by 120°1'55"E |
Area Served: | Yiwu, Jinhua |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIW |
More Information: | YIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Yiwu Airport (YIW):
- Yiwu airport was originally a military training airfield for the People's Liberation Army Navy.
- Yiwu Airport is a dual-use military and civil airport serving Yiwu, Jinhua in Zhejiang Province, China.
- Yiwu Airport handled 761,938 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Yiwu Airport", other names for YIW include "义乌机场" and "Yìwū Jīchǎng".
- On 6 January 2012, construction commenced for a new international terminal.
- The furthest airport from Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Reconquista Airport (RCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yiwu Airport (meaning Yiwu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reconquista Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of YIW.
- Yiwu Airport (YIW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- While not currently served by any commercial airline, the Hickory Regional Airport has had such service for much of its history.
- In 2003, a new building was constructed to serve the general aviation community.
- In 1960, the base of operations for the airport was moved from the south side of the field when the new terminal building was constructed.
- On August 2, 1941, Pennsylvania Central Airlines which later became Capital Airlines, brought the first scheduled air-carrier service to Hickory.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
- In the Fall of 1973, the Federal Aviation Administration, following much planning and work, commissioned an Air Traffic Control Tower at the Hickory Airport.