Nonstop flight route between Changsha, Hunan, China and Galveston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(28°11'48"N by 113°13'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Distance from CSX to GLS:
8,054.48 miles (12,962.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX), Changsha, Hunan, China and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,054 miles (or 12,962 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CSX / ZGHA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Changsha, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°11'48"N by 113°13'14"E |
| Area Served: | Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Hunan Airport Management Group Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 217 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CSX |
| More Information: | CSX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX):
- Changsha Huanghua International Airport handled 13,684,731 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) ESE of CSX.
- Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Changsha Huanghua International Airport", other names for CSX include "长沙黄花国际机场" and "Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Because of Changsha Huanghua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 217 feet, planes can take off or land at Changsha Huanghua 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.
- The furthest airport from Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is nearly antipodal to Changsha Huanghua International Airport (meaning Changsha Huanghua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina.
- As for 2010, Changsha Huanghua International Airport was the 12th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 12,621,333 passengers.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 January 1943, Galveston AAFld.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.68 miles (115.36 km) ESE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |     |
| 2 | 96.34 miles (155.04 km) SSW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 108.14 miles (174.03 km) WNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 131.12 miles (211.02 km) SE | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 157.44 miles (253.38 km) NNW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 161.60 miles (260.08 km) SW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 7 | 169.06 miles (272.07 km) ENE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 179.48 miles (288.84 km) ENE | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 9 | 179.67 miles (289.15 km) WNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 188.20 miles (302.88 km) SSE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 188.34 miles (303.10 km) NNE | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 193.82 miles (311.93 km) NNW | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 221.40 miles (356.30 km) WSW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 222.69 miles (358.38 km) S | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 15 | 239.53 miles (385.49 km) W | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,368.56 miles (19,905.22 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,354.94 miles (19,883.29 km) S | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,297.87 miles (19,791.45 km) SW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,282.43 miles (19,766.60 km) W | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,211.84 miles (19,653.00 km) SE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,206.01 miles (19,643.62 km) ESE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,200.38 miles (19,634.56 km) SW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,191.63 miles (19,620.48 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,180.48 miles (19,602.54 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,172.15 miles (19,589.12 km) SW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,168.73 miles (19,583.63 km) ESE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,160.02 miles (19,569.60 km) SSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,153.59 miles (19,559.26 km) SSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,144.62 miles (19,544.82 km) ESE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,121.69 miles (19,507.92 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |