Nonstop flight route between Zhengzhou, Henan, China and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO), Zhengzhou, Henan, China and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,229 miles (or 10,024 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 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGO / ZHCC |
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| Location: | Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'10"N by 113°50'26"E |
| Area Served: | Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGO |
| More Information: | CGO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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| Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
| More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO):
- Because of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhengzhou Xinzheng 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.
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- As for 2010, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was the 20th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 8,707,873 passengers.
- There are domestic and regional flights from the airport to most major cities in the People's Republic of China, international cargo flights as well as charter flights to Thailand during the travel season.
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport handled 10,150,075 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport", other names for CGO include "郑州新郑国际机场" and "Zhèngzhōu Xīnzhèng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) is Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) W of CGO.
- The furthest airport from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) is Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (meaning Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in San Luis, Argentina.
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- The host unit at Mountain Home since 1972 has been the 366th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command, nicknamed the "Gunfighters." The base's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in southwestern Idaho, United States.
- During this time a tennant unit operated at the south end of the base.
- SAC moved its 9th Bombardment Wing to the base and began flying B-29 bombers and KB-29H refueling aircraft.
- In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Senator George McGovern was a pilot in the USAAF, and did his second stage of B-24 training here.
- In November 1965 TAC began to activate elements of its new 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Mountain Home, formally activating the wing on 1 January 1966.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
