Nonstop flight route between Cambridge, England, United Kingdom and Zhongwei, Ningxia, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cambridge International Airport (CBG), Cambridge, England, United Kingdom and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY), Zhongwei, Ningxia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,776 miles (or 7,687 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 Cambridge International Airport and Zhongwei Shapotou 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 Cambridge International Airport and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cambridge International Airport (CBG):

• The furthest airport from Cambridge International Airport (CBG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,836 miles (19,049 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Cambridge International Airport (CBG) has 3 runways.
• Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Limited has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• The closest airport to Cambridge International Airport (CBG) is Duxford Aerodrome (QFO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSW of CBG.
• Because of Cambridge International Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Cambridge 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.
• In October 2008, to coincide with the opening of the new Marshall Business Aviation Centre, the airport's name was changed from Cambridge City Airport to Marshall Airport Cambridge UK.
• Cambridge International Airport is a regional airport in Cambridgeshire, England.

Facts about Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY):

• In addition to being known as "Zhongwei Shapotou Airport", other names for ZHY include "中卫沙坡头机场" and "Zhōngwèi Shāpōtóu Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (meaning Zhongwei Shapotou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
• Because of Zhongwei Shapotou Airport's high elevation of 8,202 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZHY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZHY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) NE of ZHY.
• Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) currently has only 1 runway.