Nonstop flight route between Ely, Nevada, United States and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,726 miles (or 10,825 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 Ely Airport and Ankang Wulipu 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 Ely Airport and Ankang Wulipu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):

• Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
• The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
• Airline flights started in 1955.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 239 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 216 in 2009, and 245 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Ely Airport covers an area 4,999 acres at an elevation of 6,259 feet.

Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):

• Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
• The airport has one runway that is 1,600 meters long and 30 meters wide, and a 1,200 square-meter terminal building.
• Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
• Civil flights first started in the 1964 but ceased in 1986.
• The closest airport to Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.