Nonstop flight route between Cochabamba, Bolivia and Haikou, Hainan, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB), Cochabamba, Bolivia and Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), Haikou, Hainan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,156 miles (or 19,564 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 Jorge Wilstermann International Airport and Haikou Meilan 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 Jorge Wilstermann International Airport and Haikou Meilan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between CBB and HAK makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Jorge Wilstermann International Airport and Haikou Meilan International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between CBB and HAK are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Cochabamba, Bolivia and Haikou, Hainan, China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between CBB and HAK!

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Facts about Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB):

• The closest airport to Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) is Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SSE of CBB.
• Because of Jorge Wilstermann International Airport's high elevation of 8,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CBB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CBB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Jorge Wilstermann International Airport handled 670,898 passengers last year.
• It was a focus city for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, the country's national airline, until service from LAB was suspended.
• In addition to being known as "Jorge Wilstermann International Airport", another name for CBB is "Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann".
• Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) is Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (meaning Jorge Wilstermann International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haikou Meilan International Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in Haikou, Hainan, China.
• On 1 March 1997 the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25 year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto International Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann Airport and Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Facts about Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK):

• The closest airport to Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) is Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) N of HAK.
• In addition to being known as "Haikou Meilan International Airport", other names for HAK include "海口美兰国际机场", "Hǎikǒu Měilán Guójì Jīchǎng" and "ZJHK[1]".
• Haikou Meilan International Airport handled 10,167,818 passengers last year.
• Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Haikou Meilan International Airport (meaning Haikou Meilan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
• Because of Haikou Meilan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Haikou Meilan 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.
• Haikou Meilan International Airport is the airport serving Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, China.
• Haikou Meilan International Airport is the largest airport in Hainan, but the 2nd busiest.
• A new, international terminal opened on August 14, 2013.