Nonstop flight route between Benguera Island, Mozambique and Hotan, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benguerra Island Airport (BCW), Benguera Island, Mozambique and Hotan Airport (HTN), Hotan, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,992 miles (or 8,034 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 Benguerra Island Airport and Hotan 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 Benguerra Island Airport and Hotan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCW / |
Airport Name: | Benguerra Island Airport |
Location: | Benguera Island, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°51'11"S by 35°26'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCW |
More Information: | BCW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTN / ZWTN |
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Location: | Hotan, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°2'18"N by 79°51'53"E |
Area Served: | Hotan, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4672 feet (1,424 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTN |
More Information: | HTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Benguerra Island Airport (BCW):
- The closest airport to Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) is Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of BCW.
- Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Hotan Airport (HTN):
- The closest airport to Hotan Airport (HTN) is Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), which is located 239 miles (385 kilometers) SSW of HTN.
- In addition to being known as "Hotan Airport", other names for HTN include "和田机场" and "Hétián Jīchǎng".
- Because of Hotan Airport's high elevation of 4,672 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Hotan Airport (HTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hotan Airport (HTN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,566 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.