Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Changsha, Hunan, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX), Changsha, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,604 miles (or 10,628 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 Beale Air Force Base and Changsha Huanghua 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 Beale Air Force Base and Changsha Huanghua 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 Beale Air Force Base (BAB):

• The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On 30 January 1959, the Air Force announced plans to conduct surveys in the vicinity of Beale to determine the feasibility for missile bases.
• The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is composed of four groups at Beale and various overseas operating locations.
• In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
• In 1948, Camp Beale became Beale AFB, its mission being to train bombardier navigators in radar techniques.
• The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
• The 456th BW was inactivated on 30 September 1975, and its equipment and personnel were redesignated as the 17th Bombardment Wing, Heavy when the senior unit was inactivated at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
• In September 1962, the 851st SMS became the last Titan I Squadron to achieve alert status.
• The 940th Wing is a Reconnaissance, Command & Control and Intelligence unit assigned to the United States Air Force Reserve.

Facts about Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX):

• The furthest airport from Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is nearly antipodal to Changsha Huanghua International Airport (meaning Changsha Huanghua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina.
• The old terminal covers an area of 33,000 square meters and consists of concourses A, B, and C.
• Because of Changsha Huanghua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 217 feet, planes can take off or land at Changsha Huanghua 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.
• As for 2010, Changsha Huanghua International Airport was the 12th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 12,621,333 passengers.
• Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) ESE of CSX.
• In addition to being known as "Changsha Huanghua International Airport", other names for CSX include "长沙黄花国际机场" and "Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Changsha Huanghua International Airport handled 13,684,731 passengers last year.