Nonstop flight route between Erigavo, Somalia and Chongqing, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erigavo Airport (ERA), Erigavo, Somalia and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,017 miles (or 6,464 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 Erigavo Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei 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 Erigavo Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei 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: | ERA / HCMU |
Airport Name: | Erigavo Airport |
Location: | Erigavo, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°38'31"N by 47°23'17"E |
Area Served: | Erigavo, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Somali Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 5720 feet (1,743 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ERA |
More Information: | ERA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKG / ZUCK |
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Location: | Chongqing, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°43'9"N by 106°38'30"E |
Area Served: | Chongqing |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKG |
More Information: | CKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Erigavo Airport (ERA):
- The furthest airport from Erigavo Airport (ERA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Erigavo Airport's high elevation of 5,720 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Erigavo Airport (ERA) is Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) ENE of ERA.
Facts about Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG):
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) has 4 runways.
- The next phase expansion includes the addition of the third runway and a new terminal, Terminal 3A, which is going to be 480,000 square meters, twice the size of the existing terminals combined, costing CNY26.0 billion.
- The civil aviation of Chongqing dates back to the 1920s, and boasts a history of more than 90 years.
- There is currently one airport freeway connecting the city center with the airport, and the second one has been planned.
- In addition to being known as "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport", other names for CKG include "重庆江北国际机场" and "Chóngqìng Jiāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) NNW of CKG.
- The furthest airport from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (meaning Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- On 18 January 1988 China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146, an Ilyushin Il-18, crashes while on approach to Chongqing Airport.
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport handled 25,272,039 passengers last year.
- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is currently undergoing a major expansion effort, with the ambition of obtaining Tier 1 international air hub status and becoming the largest airport in western China by 2035.
- Cargo traffic increased at an average rate of 14% in the first six months of 2011, driven by exponential growth in international cargo.