Nonstop flight route between Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Wuhan, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), Wuhan, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,975 miles (or 6,398 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 Erbil International Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International 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 Erbil International Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBL / ORER |
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| Location: | Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'14"N by 43°57'47"E |
| Area Served: | Erbil, Iraq |
| Operator/Owner: | KRG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1341 feet (409 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBL |
| More Information: | EBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUH / ZHHH |
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| Location: | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E |
| Area Served: | Wuhan |
| Operator/Owner: | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WUH |
| More Information: | WUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):
- Erbil International Airport offers the least expensive aviation fuel in Iraq.
- Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی ههولێر".
- The warehouse offered cargo space amounting to 4,320 m2 and consisted of an import and an export section.
- The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
- The new airport has one of the world's longest runways, 4,800 m × 90 m and equipped for ILS CAT II operations.
- The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- It is administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government under a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Barzani, and is one of two international airports in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, with a third in Duhok being under construction.
Facts about Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH):
- In addition to being known as "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport", other names for WUH include "武汉天河国际机场" and "Wǔhàn Tiānhé Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Recent developments included the construction of a second terminal, a planned second runway in order to better serve the increasing passengers as well as to accommodate the Airbus 380 jumbo jet.
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Wuhan Tianhe 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.
- Presently, Tianhe is the only civilian airport in the Wuhan metropolitan area.
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport handled 11,646,789 passengers last year.
- The future Wuhan–Xiaogan Intercity Railway, one of the lines of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway, will serve Wuhan Tianhe Airport.
- The furthest airport from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (meaning Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WSW of WUH.
- The name Tianhe can be literally translated as "Sky River".
