Nonstop flight route between Dalian, Liaoning, China and Plymouth, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), Dalian, Liaoning, China and Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,437 miles (or 8,751 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 Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport and Plymouth City 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 Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport and Plymouth City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC):

• The furthest airport from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is Necochea Airport (NEC), which is nearly antipodal to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (meaning Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Necochea Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Immediately after the Aviation law of 1927, the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications began planning for scheduled domestic transport, resulting in opening airports in Tokyo and Fukuoka, and for international transport of the Tokyo - Dalian and Osaka - Shanghai routes.
• Because of Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Dalian Zhoushuizi 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.
• Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport handled 10,703,640 passengers last year.
• The airport has one 3,300 meter runway, and a 65,000 square-meter terminal building.
• In addition to being known as "Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport", other names for DLC include "大连周水子国际机场" and "Dàlián Zhōushuǐzǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is Changhai Airport (CNI), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ENE of DLC.
• Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport is the airport serving the city of Dalian in Liaoning Province, China.

Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):

• The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In 1923, a mail flight, flown by Alan Cobham, to Croydon carried passengers from a grass strip at Chelson Meadow, Plymouth.
• Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.
• Plymouth City Airport was an airport located within the City of Plymouth 3.5 NM north northeast of the city centre in Devon, England at Roborough.
• The closest airport to Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.
• Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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 airport was officially closed by the Sutton Harbour Group on 23 December 2011.
• The airport in its entirety was closed on 23 December 2011 due to the present owners, Sutton Harbour Holdings making a case that the airport was non-viable.
• The airport closed and ceased all operations on 23 December 2011.