Nonstop flight route between Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,010 miles (or 9,672 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 Penticton Regional Airport and Jiujiang Lushan 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 Penticton Regional Airport and Jiujiang Lushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYF / CYYF |
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Location: | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'44"N by 119°36'7"W |
Area Served: | South Okanagan Similkameen West Kootenay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1130 feet (344 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYF |
More Information: | YYF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIU / ZSJJ |
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Location: | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°28'36"N by 115°48'3"E |
View all routes: | Routes from JIU |
More Information: | JIU Maps & Info |
Facts about Penticton Regional Airport (YYF):
- The airport is located at 49°27′45″N 119°36′08″W / 49.46250°N 119.60222°W / 49.46250.
- The furthest airport from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Penticton Regional Airport handled 80,000 passengers last year.
- Controversy has occurred over airport ownership before.
- The closest airport to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of YYF.
- An aviation centre was constructed at the airport in 1976, which included a 12-unit motel, flight training school, and aircraft overhaul shop.
- In addition to being known as "Penticton Regional Airport", another name for YYF is "Penticton Airport".
- Kelowna International Airport—an international airport operated in nearby city Kelowna—has had an impact on this airport, since they both share the same catchment area.
- The airport has three scheduled flights to the Vancouver International Airport every day, with one fewer on Sunday.
- Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU):
- The closest airport to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) S of JIU.
- In addition to being known as "Jiujiang Lushan Airport", other names for JIU include "九江庐山机场" and "Jiǔjiāng Lúshān Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (meaning Jiujiang Lushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.