Nonstop flight route between Albany, Georgia, United States and Zhaotong, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia, United States and Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), Zhaotong, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,336 miles (or 13,416 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 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport and Zhaotong 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 Southwest Georgia Regional Airport and Zhaotong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABY / KABY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Albany, Georgia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'8"N by 84°11'39"W | 
| Area Served: | Albany, Georgia | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Albany | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ABY | 
| More Information: | ABY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAT / ZPZT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°19'40"N by 103°45'24"E | 
| Area Served: | Zhaotong, Yunnan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAT | 
| More Information: | ZAT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY):
- Because of Southwest Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Georgia Regional 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.
- Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Southwest Georgia Regional Airport", another name for ABY is "(former Albany Army Airfield)".
- Albany Airport opened in 1935, about 4 miles southwest of the city.
- Albany Army Airfield and Darr Aero Tech is remembered by a display inside the terminal building plus a memorial and flagpole outside.
- The closest airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of ABY.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Adjacent to the airport, are the production facilities for Thrush Aircraft.
Facts about Zhaotong Airport (ZAT):
- In addition to being known as "Zhaotong Airport", other names for ZAT include "昭通机场" and "Zhāotōng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) is Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) E of ZAT.
- The furthest airport from Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Zhaotong Airport (meaning Zhaotong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,083 miles (19,445 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.




