Nonstop flight route between Guangzhou, Guangdong, China and Sylhet, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China and MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL), Sylhet, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,354 miles (or 2,179 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 relatively short distance between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and MAG Osmani International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAN / ZGGG | 
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| Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°23'32"N by 113°17'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Guangzhou, China | 
| Operator/Owner: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CAN | 
| More Information: | CAN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYL / VGSY | 
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| Location: | Sylhet, Bangladesh | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°57'47"N by 91°52'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Sylhet | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZYL | 
| More Information: | ZYL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN):
- Because of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guangzhou Baiyun 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 hub has its own ramp control tower, a first for an international air express cargo company facility in China, which enables FedEx to control aircraft movements on the ground, aircraft parking plans as well as loading and unloading priorities.
 - It includes a third runway, 3800 metres in length and 60 metres in width, located 400 metres to the east of the existing east runway.
 - Construction began in 2006 and the hub was originally scheduled to open on December 26, 2008.
 - In August 2008, the airport's expansion plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.
 - The closest airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of CAN.
 - In addition to being known as "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport", other names for CAN include "广州白云国际机场" and "Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng".
 - Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (meaning Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,314 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
 
Facts about MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL):
- The furthest airport from MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,345 miles (18,258 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
 - Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.
 - MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Under a new program the airport will be getting a new refuelling system, expansion of the airport and runway, new instruments for control tower and runway, new terminal, 6 more Jetways and modern lighting instruments.
 - Because of MAG Osmani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at MAG Osmani 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 airport was formerly known as Sylhet Civil Airport but was renamed after General M A G Osmani, a Sylheti Bangladeshi Independence War hero.
 - The closest airport to MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of ZYL.
 - In addition to being known as "MAG Osmani International Airport", other names for ZYL include "ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Osmani Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
 
