Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,452 miles (or 8,774 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Xuzhou Guanyin 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Xuzhou Guanyin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHD / EGAC |
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| Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°37'5"N by 5°52'20"W |
| Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | ABN AMRO |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHD |
| More Information: | BHD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XUZ / ZSXZ |
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| Location: | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°3'32"N by 117°33'19"E |
| Area Served: | Xuzhou, Jiangsu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XUZ |
| More Information: | XUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):
- The airport is located on the A2, Sydenham by-pass road between Belfast and Holywood.
- Following major capital investment Bombardier sold the airport in 2003 for £35 million to the Spanish company Ferrovial, the owner of BAA Airports.
- Sydenham Airport was established by Shorts beside its Belfast factory at Sydenham, Belfast in 1937.
- Passenger numbers increased by 4.5% from 2,621,763 in 2009 to 2,740,341 in 2010, the highest total on record at the airport.
- In October 2012 Aer Lingus moved its services from Belfast International to the Airport.
- George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
- The airport was formerly known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best, the professional footballer from Belfast.
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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.
- In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
Facts about Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ):
- The furthest airport from Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (meaning Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,344 miles (19,866 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is located in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, over 45 kilometres from the downtown area in the southeast outskirts of the city.
- Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Xuzhou Guanyin Airport", other names for XUZ include "徐州观音机场" and "Xúzhōu Guānyīn Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of XUZ.
- Because of Xuzhou Guanyin Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Xuzhou Guanyin 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.
