Nonstop flight route between Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Fuzhou, Fujian, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States and Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), Fuzhou, Fujian, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,837 miles (or 12,613 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 Andrews Field and Fuzhou Changle International 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 Andrews Field and Fuzhou Changle International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADW / KADW |
Airport Name: | Andrews Field |
Location: | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'38"N by 76°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from ADW |
More Information: | ADW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOC / ZSFZ |
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Location: | Fuzhou, Fujian, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'5"N by 119°39'47"E |
Area Served: | Fuzhou |
Operator/Owner: | Xiamen International Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOC |
More Information: | FOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):
- When the body of assassinated President Kennedy arrived at Andrews from Dallas, Texas, at 6:08 pm on 22 November 1963, the air terminal was jammed with thousands of people, including the largest gathering of news media representatives ever assembled on Andrews AFB.
- The host unit at Andrews is the 11th Wing, assigned to the Air Force District of Washington.
- Andrews Air Force Base is located at 38°48′13″N 76°52′17″W / 38.80361°N 76.87139°W / 38.80361.
- The airfield had 5,500 feet runways by 1944 when the 90th Fighter Control Squadron was formed, and the last Camp Springs combat units departed for WWII combat on 10 April 1944.
- The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
Facts about Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC):
- Fuzhou Changle International Airport handled 6,476,773 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (meaning Fuzhou Changle International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
- Because of Fuzhou Changle International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuzhou Changle International 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 addition to being known as "Fuzhou Changle International Airport", other names for FOC include "福州长乐国际机场" and "Fúzhōu Chánglè Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The airport is located near the shore of the Taiwan Strait in Zhanggang Subdistrict, Changle, about 50 km east of Fuzhou's city center.
- Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) is Nangan Airport (LZN), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NE of FOC.
- In 2010, Fuzhou airport handled 6,476,773 passengers.