Nonstop flight route between Fresno, California, United States and Changchun, Jilin, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Fresno, California, United States and Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ), Changchun, Jilin, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,518 miles (or 8,880 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport and Changchun Longjia 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport and Changchun Longjia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT):

• The closest airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of FAT.
• In the 1990s there was a shift to smaller regional jet and turboprop aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of Fresno Yosemite International Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Fresno Yosemite 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.
• Fresno Yosemite International Airport handled 569,879 passengers last year.
• In 2011 over 1.2 million passengers traveled through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, a 6.4% increase from 2010.
• Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) has 2 runways.
• Fresno completed 2006 with 1.281 million passengers traveling through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, an increase of 7.54% over 2005.
• The airfield was renamed Fresno Air Terminal, and retained a military cantonment area for an Army Air Forces unit of the National Guard that became a unit of the Air National Guard when the U.S.

Facts about Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ):

• The closest airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) is Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) E of CGQ.
• Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Changchun Longjia International Airport", other names for CGQ include "长春龙嘉国际机场" and "Chángchūn Lóngjiā Guójì Jīcháng".
• Changchun Longjia International Airport handled 4,971,667 passengers last year.
• The airport serves most major cities in China and East Asia, with scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Taipei and so on.
• Because of Changchun Longjia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Changchun Longjia 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.
• The furthest airport from Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.