Nonstop flight route between Lanzhou, Gansu, China and Currie, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC), Lanzhou, Gansu, China and King Island Airport (KNS), Currie, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,865 miles (or 9,439 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and King Island 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and King Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZGC / ZLLL |
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Location: | Lanzhou, Gansu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'54"N by 103°37'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | HNA Airport Group Company Ltd Gansu Division |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6388 feet (1,947 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGC |
More Information: | ZGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNS / YKII |
Airport Name: | King Island Airport |
Location: | Currie, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E |
Area Served: | King Island |
Operator/Owner: | King Island Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNS |
More Information: | KNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC):
- Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for Hainan Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport", other names for ZGC include "兰州中川机场" and "Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ZGC.
- The furthest airport from Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (meaning Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- Because of Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport's high elevation of 6,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZGC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZGC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about King Island Airport (KNS):
- Because of King Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at King Island 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 closest airport to King Island Airport (KNS) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SE of KNS.
- The furthest airport from King Island Airport (KNS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to King Island Airport (meaning King Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,586 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- King Island Airport (KNS) has 3 runways.