Nonstop flight route between Oranjestad, Aruba and Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China:
Departure Airport:
(12°30'5"N by 70°0'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°14'5"N by 118°54'29"E)
Distance from AUA to CIF:
8,612.62 miles (13,860.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA), Oranjestad, Aruba and Chifeng Airport (CIF), Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,613 miles (or 13,861 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Chifeng 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Chifeng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUA / TNCA |
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| Location: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°30'5"N by 70°0'55"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aruba Airport Authority N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUA |
| More Information: | AUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIF / ZBCF |
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| Location: | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'5"N by 118°54'29"E |
| Area Served: | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIF |
| More Information: | CIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA):
- The airport offers US Border Pre-clearance facilities.
- The furthest airport from Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Queen Beatrix International Airport (meaning Queen Beatrix International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Because of Queen Beatrix International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Queen Beatrix 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.
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), which is located 51 miles (81 kilometers) S of AUA.
- This airport used to serve as the hub for bankrupt airline Air Aruba, which was for many years an international airline.
- In addition to being known as "Queen Beatrix International Airport", another name for AUA is "Internationale luchthaven Koningin BeatrixAeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix".
Facts about Chifeng Airport (CIF):
- In addition to being known as "Chifeng Airport", other names for CIF include "赤峰玉龙机场" and "Cèfēng Yùlóng Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Chifeng Airport (CIF) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Chifeng Airport (meaning Chifeng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,795 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Chifeng Airport (CIF) is Chaoyang Airport (CHG), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) ESE of CIF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.63 miles (81.48 km) S | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 74.45 miles (119.81 km) ESE | Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) | Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 3 | 78.38 miles (126.13 km) SSE | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 120.65 miles (194.17 km) ESE | Flamingo International Airport (BON) | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 174.20 miles (280.35 km) SSW | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 175.60 miles (282.61 km) SSE | Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 177.39 miles (285.48 km) SW | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 188.90 miles (304.01 km) WSW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 9 | 207.91 miles (334.60 km) WSW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 10 | 210.41 miles (338.62 km) SSE | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 215.38 miles (346.62 km) SE | Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 221.76 miles (356.88 km) S | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 229.02 miles (368.57 km) E | Los Roques Airport (LRV) | Los Roques, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 230.98 miles (371.72 km) SE | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 240.66 miles (387.30 km) S | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.34 miles (19,494.49 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,109.72 miles (19,488.66 km) S | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,094.49 miles (19,464.15 km) S | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,086.45 miles (19,451.21 km) S | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,070.26 miles (19,425.15 km) SSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,061.51 miles (19,411.07 km) SSE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,055.02 miles (19,400.63 km) SSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,053.79 miles (19,398.65 km) S | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,034.84 miles (19,368.15 km) SSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,027.83 miles (19,356.86 km) SSE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,022.75 miles (19,348.70 km) SW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,016.52 miles (19,338.67 km) SSE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,999.68 miles (19,311.56 km) SW | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,957.20 miles (19,243.21 km) SSE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,941.30 miles (19,217.60 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 92.11 miles (148.24 km) ESE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 135.96 miles (218.81 km) SE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 3 | 162.38 miles (261.33 km) SSE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 179.85 miles (289.44 km) SSW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 188.62 miles (303.55 km) NW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 6 | 191.78 miles (308.63 km) SW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 7 | 214.42 miles (345.07 km) SW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 8 | 218.17 miles (351.10 km) ESE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 229.97 miles (370.10 km) SSW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 10 | 230.36 miles (370.73 km) WSW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 238.69 miles (384.13 km) E | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 12 | 264.66 miles (425.93 km) SSE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 284.15 miles (457.29 km) SE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 14 | 313.69 miles (504.84 km) NNE | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 15 | 319.73 miles (514.56 km) WSW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,300.27 miles (19,795.31 km) SE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,229.37 miles (19,681.22 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,213.63 miles (19,655.89 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,208.48 miles (19,647.59 km) ESE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,187.74 miles (19,614.23 km) SSE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,167.91 miles (19,582.31 km) S | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,151.27 miles (19,555.53 km) SSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,111.91 miles (19,492.17 km) SSW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,103.23 miles (19,478.21 km) S | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,086.31 miles (19,450.99 km) SSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,076.80 miles (19,435.68 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,064.57 miles (19,416.00 km) S | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,038.64 miles (19,374.27 km) E | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,036.39 miles (19,370.65 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,029.58 miles (19,359.68 km) SSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |