Nonstop flight route between Farah, Afghanistan and Guangyuan, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH), Farah, Afghanistan and Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,522 miles (or 4,059 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 Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر and Guangyuan 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 Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر and Guangyuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAH / OAFR |
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Location: | Farah, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'58"N by 62°9'55"E |
Area Served: | Farah |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2400 feet (732 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from FAH |
More Information: | FAH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYS / ZUGU |
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Location: | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'27"N by 105°42'6"E |
Area Served: | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GYS |
More Information: | GYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH):
- In addition to being known as "Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر", other names for FAH include "Farah Airport (Farah)" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) is Zabol Airport (ACZ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) SSW of FAH.
Facts about Guangyuan Airport (GYS):
- In addition to being known as "Guangyuan Airport", other names for GYS include "广元机场" and "Guǎngyuán Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Guangyuan Airport (meaning Guangyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- The closest airport to Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SW of GYS.
- Because of Guangyuan Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.