Nonstop flight route between St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda and Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU), St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,696 miles (or 15,604 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 V. C. Bird International Airport and Hong Kong 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 V. C. Bird International Airport and Hong Kong 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: | ANU / TAPA |
| Airport Name: | V. C. Bird International Airport |
| Location: | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°8'12"N by 61°47'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Antigua and Barbuda Millennium Airport Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ANU |
| More Information: | ANU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKG / VHHH |
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| Location: | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E |
| Area Served: | Hong Kong |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority Hong Kong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKG |
| More Information: | HKG Maps & Info |
Facts about V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU):
- The furthest airport from V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to V. C. Bird International Airport (meaning V. C. Bird International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,652 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of ANU.
- In December 2005, the Antigua and Barbuda Millennium Airport Corporation announced it would invite tenders to construct the first phase of a new passenger terminal designed to serve the airport for 30 years.
- The V.C Bird International Airport is currently in the process of constructing a new Airport Terminal.
- Because of V. C. Bird International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at V. C. Bird 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.
- V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):
- In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
- Opened on 6 July 1998, a week later than the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it took six years and US$20 billion to build.
- The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
- Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
- Hong Kong International Airport was built on a large artificial island, formed by levelling Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau islands, and reclaiming 9.38 km² of the adjacent seabed.
- SkyPlaza at the Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2 ceiling
- In 2007, HKIA began the construction of a two-storey North Satellite Concourse which opened in December 2009.
- Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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.
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
- The interior of Terminal 1 at night-time
