Nonstop flight route between Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Xingtai, Hebei, China:
Departure Airport:
(55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°52'58"N by 114°25'45"E)
Distance from EDI to XNT:
5,060.28 miles (8,143.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), Xingtai, Hebei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,060 miles (or 8,144 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 Edinburgh Airport and Xingtai Dalian 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 Edinburgh Airport and Xingtai Dalian Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDI / EGPH |
| Airport Name: | Edinburgh Airport |
| Location: | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°57'0"N by 3°22'21"W |
| Area Served: | Edinburgh, Lothian, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Central Scotland |
| Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 136 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDI |
| More Information: | EDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNT / ZBXT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xingtai, Hebei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°52'58"N by 114°25'45"E |
| Area Served: | Xingtai, Hebei, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from XNT |
| More Information: | XNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):
- As a cheaper alternative to the cancelled Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project, an additional interchange station is currently being constructed on the Fife Circle Line.
- Passenger traffic at Edinburgh Airport reached a record level in 2013 with nearly 9.8 million passengers and over 111,000 aircraft movements.
- Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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.
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
- In April 2008 work began on the resurfacing of the main runway.
- The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
- In 1971 the British Airports Authority took over the airport and immediately started to expand it by constructing a new runway and terminal building.
- Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT):
- In addition to being known as "Xingtai Dalian Airport", other names for XNT include "邢台褡裢机场" and "Xíngtái Dālián Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of XNT.
- The furthest airport from Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Xingtai Dalian Airport (meaning Xingtai Dalian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.93 miles (54.61 km) N | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) NNE | RAF Leuchars (ADX) | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 37.19 miles (59.85 km) NNE | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 41.42 miles (66.66 km) W | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 56.45 miles (90.85 km) WSW | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 73.36 miles (118.06 km) SSE | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 91.15 miles (146.68 km) SE | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 96.87 miles (155.90 km) WSW | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 97.40 miles (156.75 km) NNE | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 111.14 miles (178.86 km) W | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 112.96 miles (181.80 km) NNW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 113.58 miles (182.78 km) W | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 117.64 miles (189.32 km) N | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 121.28 miles (195.19 km) N | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 125.58 miles (202.10 km) SE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,712.80 miles (18,849.87 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,690.69 miles (18,814.29 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,687.04 miles (18,808.42 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,640.54 miles (18,733.58 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,630.52 miles (18,717.46 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,607.12 miles (18,679.80 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,597.87 miles (18,664.91 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,596.65 miles (18,662.96 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,577.69 miles (18,632.45 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,569.71 miles (18,619.60 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,557.03 miles (18,599.19 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,556.85 miles (18,598.90 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,547.70 miles (18,584.17 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,544.36 miles (18,578.80 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,525.86 miles (18,549.03 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.80 miles (39.91 km) S | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 84.60 miles (136.14 km) WSW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) N | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 4 | 115.57 miles (185.99 km) WNW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 5 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) SE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 154.05 miles (247.92 km) E | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 166.57 miles (268.07 km) SSW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 187.00 miles (300.94 km) SW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 9 | 188.93 miles (304.06 km) WNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 221.81 miles (356.96 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 11 | 225.33 miles (362.64 km) WSW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 12 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) NNE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 14 | 249.76 miles (401.94 km) NNE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 15 | 256.30 miles (412.47 km) ESE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.52 miles (19,895.50 km) WSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,306.75 miles (19,805.74 km) SW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,293.68 miles (19,784.72 km) ESE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,252.72 miles (19,718.79 km) SE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,236.23 miles (19,692.26 km) SE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,230.40 miles (19,682.88 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,218.12 miles (19,663.10 km) WSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,212.37 miles (19,653.85 km) SE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,211.70 miles (19,652.78 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,193.82 miles (19,624.00 km) ESE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,190.37 miles (19,618.45 km) SE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,183.65 miles (19,607.64 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,177.79 miles (19,598.20 km) E | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,167.95 miles (19,582.37 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,150.14 miles (19,553.71 km) ESE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |