Nonstop flight route between Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,818 miles (or 12,582 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Jieyang Chaoshan 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Jieyang Chaoshan 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: | BFD / KBFD |
Airport Name: | Bradford Regional Airport |
Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W |
Area Served: | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Bradford Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2143 feet (653 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFD |
More Information: | BFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWA / ZGOW |
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Location: | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°33'8"N by 116°30'20"E |
Area Served: | Shantou/Chaozhou/Jieyang |
Operator/Owner: | Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang Airport Cooperation General Electric |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SWA |
More Information: | SWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bradford Regional Airport (BFD):
- Its first airline flights were United DC-3s in 1948.
- The furthest airport from Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of BFD.
- Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 1,015 acres at an elevation of 2,143 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA):
- Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is among the 50 busiest passenger airports in China.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport handled 2,686,007 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) is Meixian Airport (MXZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of SWA.
- The furthest airport from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is nearly antipodal to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (meaning Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orán Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Orán, Salta Province, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport", other names for SWA include "揭阳潮汕机场" and "Jiēyáng Cháoshàn Jīchǎng".
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) currently has only 1 runway.