Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Yantai, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E)
Distance from CAE to YNT:
7,299.93 miles (11,748.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT), Yantai, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,300 miles (or 11,748 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Yantai Laishan 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Yantai Laishan 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: | CAE / KCAE |
| Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
| More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNT / ZSYT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yantai, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E |
| Area Served: | Yantai |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNT |
| More Information: | YNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
- Passenger service was begun by Delta Air Lines which has served Columbia for over 70 years.
- Police and Fire/Rescue services are provided by the Columbia Metro Airport Department of Public Safety.
- Since 2000 the airport has tried to recruit low-cost carriers, but has been unable to maintain those services.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT):
- Because of Yantai Laishan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Yantai Laishan 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.
- The furthest airport from Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Tandil Airport (TDL), which is nearly antipodal to Yantai Laishan International Airport (meaning Yantai Laishan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tandil Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Tandil, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of YNT.
- Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yantai Laishan International Airport", other names for YNT include "烟台莱山国际机场" and "Yāntái Láishān Guójì Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.44 miles (11.98 km) ENE | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) E | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 36.50 miles (58.74 km) SSE | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) E | Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 38.14 miles (61.38 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 39.66 miles (63.83 km) NE | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 43.61 miles (70.19 km) E | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 49.52 miles (79.69 km) SSW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.15 miles (100.02 km) WSW | Daniel Field (DNL) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 62.50 miles (100.59 km) SW | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 63.22 miles (101.75 km) WNW | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 65.56 miles (105.51 km) ENE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) SSE | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 81.67 miles (131.44 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 82.65 miles (133.01 km) NW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,507.99 miles (18,520.27 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,489.32 miles (18,490.22 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,471.13 miles (18,460.96 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,463.08 miles (18,448.00 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,458.75 miles (18,441.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,450.26 miles (18,427.36 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,444.86 miles (18,418.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,439.14 miles (18,409.46 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,437.64 miles (18,407.05 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,428.77 miles (18,392.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,397.57 miles (18,342.56 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,385.19 miles (18,322.65 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,377.54 miles (18,310.33 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,360.48 miles (18,282.87 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,357.61 miles (18,278.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.40 miles (79.50 km) ESE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 95.90 miles (154.34 km) SW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 108.43 miles (174.51 km) N | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 4 | 134.80 miles (216.94 km) WSW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.12 km) NNE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 198.16 miles (318.91 km) NNW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 7 | 231.73 miles (372.93 km) SW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 231.96 miles (373.31 km) W | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 240.26 miles (386.67 km) SW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 243.04 miles (391.14 km) NW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 248.68 miles (400.22 km) WNW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 256.16 miles (412.25 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 264.82 miles (426.19 km) ENE | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 14 | 267.88 miles (431.11 km) NNE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 278.07 miles (447.51 km) E | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.68 miles (19,958.52 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,368.37 miles (19,904.91 km) WSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,366.43 miles (19,901.79 km) SW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,361.38 miles (19,893.66 km) S | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,348.18 miles (19,872.42 km) W | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,342.45 miles (19,863.20 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,340.90 miles (19,860.70 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,321.74 miles (19,829.86 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,264.03 miles (19,736.99 km) SSW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.10 km) S | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,257.85 miles (19,727.04 km) E | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,240.02 miles (19,698.36 km) S | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,233.06 miles (19,687.15 km) S | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,227.92 miles (19,678.89 km) ESE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,227.72 miles (19,678.56 km) SSW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |