Nonstop flight route between Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Yanji, Jilin, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), Yanji, Jilin, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,838 miles (or 9,396 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 United States Air Force Academy and Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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 United States Air Force Academy and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):

• The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
• The Vietnam War was the first war in which Academy graduates fought and died.
• The main buildings in the Cadet Area are set around a large, square pavilion known as ‘‘the Terrazzo’‘.
• The most controversial aspect of the SOM-designed Air Force Academy was its chapel.
• The Academy's permanent site had not yet been completed when the first class entered, so the 306 cadets from the Class of 1959 were sworn in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base, in Denver on 11 July 1955.
• The United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School is a program offered to selected individuals who were not able to obtain appointments directly to the Academy.

Facts about Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ):

• The closest airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Chongjin Airport (RGO), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of YNJ.
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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.
• Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport handled 1,016,274 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport", other names for YNJ include "延吉朝阳川机场Yánjí Chāoyángchuān Jīchǎng" and "연길조양천공항延吉朝陽川空港Yeongil Joyangcheon Gonghang".