Nonstop flight route between Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Kashgar, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alderney Airport (ACI), Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Kashgar Airport (KHG), Kashgar, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,733 miles (or 6,008 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 Alderney Airport and Kashgar 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 Alderney Airport and Kashgar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACI / EGJA | 
| Airport Name: | Alderney Airport | 
| Location: | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°42'24"N by 2°12'51"W | 
| Area Served: | Alderney | 
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ACI | 
| More Information: | ACI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHG / ZWSH | 
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| Location: | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°32'35"N by 76°1'11"E | 
| Area Served: | Kashgar | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4529 feet (1,380 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KHG | 
| More Information: | KHG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Alderney Airport (ACI):
- Alderney Airport (ACI) has 3 runways.
 - Because of Alderney Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Alderney 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.
 - In July 2013, airline Aurigny announced that from September it will launch direct flights to Jersey on a trial basis for a period of six weeks.
 - Alderney is unique amongst Channel Islands airports, in having three operational runways.
 - The closest airport to Alderney Airport (ACI) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ACI.
 - The furthest airport from Alderney Airport (ACI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 
Facts about Kashgar Airport (KHG):
- Kashgar Airport (KHG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,526 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Kashgar Airport", other names for KHG include "喀什机场" and "Kāshí Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Osh International Airport (OSS), which is located 186 miles (299 kilometers) WNW of KHG.
 - Because of Kashgar Airport's high elevation of 4,529 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
