Nonstop flight route between Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Fuzhou, Fujian, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC), Fuzhou, Fujian, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,135 miles (or 11,483 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 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport and Fuzhou Changle 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 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport and Fuzhou Changle International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA):

• The furthest airport from Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Phase four will complete the 2030 plan, allowing IWA able to handle 10 million enplanements annually with a total of 60 gates and 21,000 vehicle parking spaces.
• In addition to being known as "Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport", another name for AZA is "IWA".
• Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) has 3 runways.
• In 2004 charter airline Ryan International Airlines began MD-82 flights to Bullhead City International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, next to Laughlin, Nevada and many resorts.
• Now that the change of the Williams Gateway Airport name to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport has occurred, the board approved resolution and ordinance does not change, diminish, give away, negate nor reduce any of the board of directors and their respective city, town or tribal government member voting authority and respective ownership.
• The closest airport to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) is Falcon Field (MSC), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AZA.
• On July 31, 2007 the low-cost Las Vegas-based carrier Allegiant Air announced plans to open a focus city at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport, connecting the Phoenix area to 13 cities.

Facts about Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC):

• Because of Fuzhou Changle International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Fuzhou Changle 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.
• The closest airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) is Nangan Airport (LZN), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NE of FOC.
• In addition to being known as "Fuzhou Changle International Airport", other names for FOC include "福州长乐国际机场" and "Fúzhōu Chánglè Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (meaning Fuzhou Changle International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
• Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Fuzhou Changle International Airport handled 6,476,773 passengers last year.
• In 2010, Fuzhou airport handled 6,476,773 passengers.