Nonstop flight route between Boise, Idaho, United States and Yan'an, Shaanxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boise Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, United States and Yan'an Airport (ENY), Yan'an, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,196 miles (or 9,971 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 Boise Airport and Yan'an 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 Boise Airport and Yan'an Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boise Airport (BOI):

• Boise Airport (BOI) has 3 runways.
• Boise Airport is a joint civil-military airport three miles south of Boise in Ada County, Idaho.
• The furthest airport from Boise Airport (BOI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,843 miles (17,451 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• During World War II the Army Air Corps, later Army Air Forces, leased the field for use a training base for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bomber crews.
• The tower and TRACON opened September 16, 2013 and features updated electronics and equipment, including the STARS radar system.
• Gowen Field Air National Guard Base primarily refers to the military facilities on the south side of the runways, which includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and reserve units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
• The closest airport to Boise Airport (BOI) is Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of BOI.
• In addition to being known as "Boise Airport", other names for BOI include "Boise Air Terminal" and "Gowen Field".
• On January 4, 2008, city officials broke ground for Boise Air Terminal's latest improvement, a new air traffic control tower.
• The field was named Gowen Field in 1941 on July 23, after 1st Lt.
• Boise Airport covers an area of 5,000 acres at an elevation of 2,871 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Yan'an Airport (ENY):

• In addition to being known as "Yan'an Airport", other names for ENY include "延安二十里堡机场" and "Yán'ān Èrshílǐpù Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Yan'an Airport (ENY) is Lüliang Airport (LLV), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NE of ENY.
• The furthest airport from Yan'an Airport (ENY) is Chos Malal Airport (HOS), which is nearly antipodal to Yan'an Airport (meaning Yan'an Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chos Malal Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina.