Nonstop flight route between Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Anqing, Anhui, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), Anqing, Anhui, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,422 miles (or 11,945 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Anqing Tianzhushan 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 Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH):

• According to the 102d Intelligence Wing Public Affairs office, Otis Air National Guard Base is named for pilot, flight surgeon, and eminent Boston City Hospital surgeon, Lt.
• In addition to being known as "Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod", another name for FMH is "Otis ANGB".
• The furthest airport from Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In December 2013, Otis was selected as a test site by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to "aid in researching the complexities of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the congested, northeast airspace." Massachusetts Institute of Technology will work with Otis to test drones at the airport.
• Otis was unique because it had its own schools for the students who lived on the base.
• The closest airport to Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of FMH.
• Strategic Air Command maintained the 19th Air Refueling Squadron at Otis AFB flying the KC-97 Stratotanker.
• In the early 1970s, Otis AFB was marked for closure as part of changing priorities and a nation-wide reduction of military bases in response to cost cutting efforts as the Vietnam War was winding down.

Facts about Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG):

• Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Anqing Tianzhushan Airport handled 76,330 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of AQG.
• In addition to being known as "Anqing Tianzhushan Airport", other names for AQG include "安庆天柱山机场" and "Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (meaning Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.