Nonstop flight route between Afton, Wyoming, United States and Yining, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Afton Municipal Airport (AFO), Afton, Wyoming, United States and Yining Airport (YIN), Yining, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,401 miles (or 10,301 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 Afton Municipal Airport and Yining 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 Afton Municipal Airport and Yining Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFO / KAFO | 
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| Location: | Afton, Wyoming, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°42'32"N by 110°56'31"W | 
| Area Served: | Afton, Wyoming | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Afton | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6221 feet (1,896 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AFO | 
| More Information: | AFO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIN / ZWYN | 
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| Location: | Yining, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°57'20"N by 81°19'49"E | 
| Area Served: | Yining, Xinjiang, China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2185 feet (666 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YIN | 
| More Information: | YIN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Afton Municipal Airport (AFO):
- Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Afton Municipal Airport", another name for AFO is "Afton-Lincoln County Airport".
 - The airport covers an area of 282 acres at an elevation of 6,221 feet above mean sea level.
 - Because of Afton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,221 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AFO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AFO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of AFO.
 
Facts about Yining Airport (YIN):
- Yining Airport (YIN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Yining Airport (YIN) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,184 miles (17,999 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Yining Airport", other names for YIN include "伊宁机场" and "Yíníng Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Yining Airport (YIN) is Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) NE of YIN.
 
