Nonstop flight route between Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Shennongjia, Hubei, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea and Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), Shennongjia, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,585 miles (or 5,770 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Shennongjia Hongping 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 Cape Gloucester Airport and Shennongjia Hongping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):

• Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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 addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
• Construction of Cape Gloucester Airport originally began in 1942 by the Australians.
• Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition, the 12th Defense Battalion was assigned to the airfield between 30 December 1943 - late May 1944 Australian RAAF Units Based at Cape Gloucester consisted of the 78 Squadron, equipped with P-40 Warhawks.
• The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
• The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Facts about Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG):

• In addition to being known as "Shennongjia Hongping Airport", other names for HPG include "神农架红坪机场" and "Shénnóngjià Hóngpíng Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (meaning Shennongjia Hongping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
• Because of Shennongjia Hongping Airport's high elevation of 8,465 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HPG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HPG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SE of HPG.