Nonstop flight route between Akureyri, Iceland and Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China:
Departure Airport:
(65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°6'11"N by 110°26'35"E)
Distance from AEY to DYG:
5,344.78 miles (8,601.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland and Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,345 miles (or 8,602 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 Akureyri Airport and Zhangjiajie 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 Akureyri Airport and Zhangjiajie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
| Area Served: | Akureyri |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DYG / ZGDY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'11"N by 110°26'35"E |
| Area Served: | Zhangjiajie |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DYG |
| More Information: | DYG Maps & Info |
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- In 1973, Loftleiðir and Flugfélag Íslands merged into Icelandair.
- In the future, Isavia plans to expand the passenger terminal and ramp area.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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.
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006 Mýflug, under a contract with the Icelandic government, began providing ambulance flight service to Iceland, with a specially equipped aircraft based at Akureyri airport.
Facts about Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG):
- The furthest airport from Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Zhangjiajie Airport (meaning Zhangjiajie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,832 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zhangjiajie Airport", other names for DYG include "张家界荷花机场" and "Zhāngjiājiè Héhuā Jīchǎng".
- Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) is Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) E of DYG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.26 miles (43.87 km) NE | Húsavík Airport (HZK) | Húsavík, Iceland |     |
| 2 | 40.46 miles (65.11 km) NW | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| 3 | 42.94 miles (69.11 km) W | Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | |
| 4 | 61.28 miles (98.62 km) N | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 5 | 86.21 miles (138.74 km) ENE | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 6 | 91.73 miles (147.63 km) E | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 7 | 94.97 miles (152.84 km) WNW | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 8 | 108.46 miles (174.54 km) ESE | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 9 | 125.68 miles (202.27 km) SE | Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) | Höfn, Iceland | |
| 10 | 145.64 miles (234.38 km) WNW | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 11 | 154.97 miles (249.40 km) SW | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 12 | 155.88 miles (250.86 km) W | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 13 | 167.73 miles (269.93 km) SSW | Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | |
| 14 | 168.22 miles (270.73 km) W | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| 15 | 176.41 miles (283.90 km) SW | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,120.63 miles (17,896.87 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,085.89 miles (17,840.97 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,038.91 miles (17,765.36 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,996.47 miles (17,697.05 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,987.87 miles (17,683.22 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,969.14 miles (17,653.07 km) SSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,966.21 miles (17,648.36 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,963.95 miles (17,644.73 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,919.59 miles (17,573.33 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,901.68 miles (17,544.51 km) SSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,892.08 miles (17,529.05 km) SSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,887.30 miles (17,521.37 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,872.15 miles (17,496.99 km) SSW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,852.24 miles (17,464.95 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,813.44 miles (17,402.50 km) SSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.42 miles (118.16 km) E | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) WNW | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 3 | 101.88 miles (163.96 km) NW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 108.85 miles (175.17 km) SW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 118.09 miles (190.04 km) NNE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 123.40 miles (198.60 km) SSW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 138.69 miles (223.20 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 8 | 167.98 miles (270.33 km) NW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 9 | 174.96 miles (281.56 km) N | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 179.67 miles (289.15 km) ESE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 192.86 miles (310.38 km) NW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 12 | 202.02 miles (325.12 km) SE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 203.49 miles (327.49 km) SSE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 207.71 miles (334.27 km) SSW | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 210.21 miles (338.30 km) SW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,323.16 miles (19,832.16 km) ESE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,301.52 miles (19,797.33 km) SSE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,269.25 miles (19,745.39 km) W | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,250.10 miles (19,714.58 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,243.47 miles (19,703.91 km) S | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,234.87 miles (19,690.06 km) SSE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,203.80 miles (19,640.07 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,175.23 miles (19,594.09 km) S | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,147.70 miles (19,549.78 km) SSE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,131.66 miles (19,523.96 km) SSE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,123.42 miles (19,510.70 km) WSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,109.04 miles (19,487.56 km) SW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,108.84 miles (19,487.24 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,104.09 miles (19,479.59 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,091.90 miles (19,459.98 km) SSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |