Nonstop flight route between Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yiwu Airport (YIW), Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN), Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,156 miles (or 8,298 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 Sandane Airport, Anda, 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 Sandane Airport, Anda. 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: | SDN / ENSD |
Airport Name: | Sandane Airport, Anda |
Location: | Gloppen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°49'47"N by 6°6'20"E |
Area Served: | Sandane |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDN |
More Information: | SDN Maps & Info |
Facts about Yiwu Airport (YIW):
- 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.
- Yiwu Airport (YIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 6 January 2012, construction commenced for a new international terminal.
- The closest airport to Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of YIW.
- In addition to being known as "Yiwu Airport", other names for YIW include "义乌机场" and "Yìwū Jīchǎng".
- Yiwu Airport handled 761,938 passengers last year.
Facts about Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN):
- Because of Sandane Airport, Anda's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandane Airport, Anda 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 2009, the travel magazine Travel and Leisure claimed Sandane to be one of the 17 scariest runways in the world.
- The closest airport to Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden (HOV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of SDN.
- The furthest airport from Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,187 miles (18,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sandane Airport, Anda handled 36,491 passengers last year.
- Sandane Airport, Anda (SDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The upgrades in 2010 also provided safety zones at the runway and improved approach instrumentation.