Nonstop flight route between Chongqing, China and Saül, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), Chongqing, China and Saül Airport (XAU), Saül, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,776 miles (or 15,732 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 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and Saül 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 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and Saül Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKG / ZUCK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Chongqing, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°43'9"N by 106°38'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Chongqing | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CKG | 
| More Information: | CKG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAU / SOOS | 
| Airport Name: | Saül Airport | 
| Location: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°36'48"N by 53°12'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane | 
| Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XAU | 
| More Information: | XAU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG):
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport handled 25,272,039 passengers last year.
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport", other names for CKG include "重庆江北国际机场" and "Chóngqìng Jiāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) NNW of CKG.
- Back in the late 1990s, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport was very small, and had only two international flights per week.
- Car rental service is also available at the airport.
- Located 21 km north of the city-centre of Chongqing, Jiangbei Airport serves as an important aviation hub for southwestern China.
- The furthest airport from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (meaning Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is currently undergoing a major expansion effort, with the ambition of obtaining Tier 1 international air hub status and becoming the largest airport in western China by 2035.
Facts about Saül Airport (XAU):
- Saül Airport (XAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Saül Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Saül 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.
- The furthest airport from Saül Airport (XAU) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Saül Airport (meaning Saül Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Saül Airport (XAU) is Maripasoula Airport (MPY), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) W of XAU.




