Nonstop flight route between Kufra, Libya and Zunyi, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°35'23"N by 106°59'58"E)
Distance from AKF to ZYI:
5,100.63 miles (8,208.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya and Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), Zunyi, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,101 miles (or 8,209 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 Kufra Airport and Zunyi Xinzhou 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 Kufra Airport and Zunyi Xinzhou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kufra, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
| Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
| More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYI / ZUZY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'23"N by 106°59'58"E |
| Area Served: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZYI |
| More Information: | ZYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- In July 2013 Libyan Airlines re-launched the Benghasi service that was suspended nine years earlier.
- In April 1942 a detachment of Squadron 16 of the South African Air Force with three Bristol Blenheim Mk.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- Libyan Airlines operated a twice weekly service from Benghasi with Boeing 727-200 equipment for at least ten years prior to its suspension in 2004.
- Kufra Airport began as Buma Airfield, built in the 1930s as a minor facility by the Italians.
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
Facts about Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI):
- The closest airport to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of ZYI.
- The furthest airport from Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (meaning Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zunyi Xinzhou Airport", other names for ZYI include "遵义新舟机场" and "Zūnyì Xīnzhōu Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 360.20 miles (579.69 km) ESE | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt |     |
| 2 | 485.86 miles (781.91 km) NNW | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 3 | 510.41 miles (821.43 km) SSW | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 4 | 518.80 miles (834.92 km) ENE | Assiut Airport (ATZ) | Assiut, Egypt | |
| 5 | 541.08 miles (870.78 km) ESE | Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) | Abu Simbel, Egypt | |
| 6 | 546.87 miles (880.10 km) ESE | Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF) | Wadi Halfa, Sudan | |
| 7 | 547.97 miles (881.88 km) N | Tobruk International Airport (TOB) | Tobruk, Libya | |
| 8 | 548.43 miles (882.62 km) NNE | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 9 | 573.68 miles (923.24 km) SE | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| 10 | 577.60 miles (929.56 km) NNW | Benina International Airport (BEN) | Benghazi, Libya | |
| 11 | 597.34 miles (961.32 km) ENE | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | Luxor, Egypt | |
| 12 | 599.74 miles (965.19 km) E | Aswan International Airport (ASW) | Aswan, Egypt | |
| 13 | 600.49 miles (966.40 km) N | Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) | Bayda, Libya | |
| 14 | 607.73 miles (978.04 km) NE | Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt | |
| 15 | 627.73 miles (1,010.22 km) NW | Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) | Sirte, Libya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,261.02 miles (19,732.15 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,154.37 miles (19,560.51 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,150.79 miles (19,554.75 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 12,130.21 miles (19,521.64 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 12,078.33 miles (19,438.13 km) WSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,828.85 miles (19,036.65 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,814.23 miles (19,013.11 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,802.66 miles (18,994.49 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,794.02 miles (18,980.59 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,790.59 miles (18,975.06 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,610.67 miles (18,685.51 km) SW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,574.99 miles (18,628.09 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,543.62 miles (18,577.61 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,537.79 miles (18,568.23 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,528.10 miles (18,552.63 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.67 miles (118.56 km) S | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 2 | 73.74 miles (118.68 km) SE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 106.04 miles (170.66 km) W | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 4 | 115.13 miles (185.28 km) SW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 5 | 131.16 miles (211.08 km) NW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.59 km) E | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 148.70 miles (239.32 km) N | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 158.84 miles (255.62 km) ESE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 159.21 miles (256.22 km) SSE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 10 | 165.76 miles (266.77 km) E | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 171.30 miles (275.69 km) WNW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 173.38 miles (279.03 km) NE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 13 | 198.68 miles (319.74 km) SSE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 199.65 miles (321.30 km) W | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 218.67 miles (351.91 km) NNE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.93 miles (19,757.75 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,265.73 miles (19,739.73 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,242.57 miles (19,702.45 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,218.85 miles (19,664.29 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,109.06 miles (19,487.60 km) SSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,058.80 miles (19,406.71 km) SSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,055.52 miles (19,401.44 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,045.46 miles (19,385.25 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,040.27 miles (19,376.89 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,014.77 miles (19,335.86 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,001.06 miles (19,313.78 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,996.14 miles (19,305.86 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,989.59 miles (19,295.33 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,962.95 miles (19,252.46 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 15 | 11,948.99 miles (19,229.99 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |