Nonstop flight route between Chaoyang, Liaoning, China and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chaoyang Airport (CHG), Chaoyang, Liaoning, China and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,140 miles (or 8,271 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 Chaoyang Airport and RAF Lyneham, 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 Chaoyang Airport and RAF Lyneham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chaoyang Airport (CHG):

• Chaoyang Airport (CHG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Chaoyang Airport (CHG) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Chaoyang Airport (meaning Chaoyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
• Because of Chaoyang Airport's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Chaoyang 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 "Chaoyang Airport", other names for CHG include "朝阳机场" and "Chāoyáng Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Chaoyang Airport (CHG) is Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of CHG.

Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• With the transfer of military units and personnel to Brize Norton complete, around 1,000 members of military and civilian staff remained on site, gradually reducing in numbers until RAF Lyneham closes entirely, on 31 December 2012.
• With the increase in air transport operations in the RAF, as opposed to ferrying, Transport Command was formed in March 1943.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
• Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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.