Nonstop flight route between Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States and Hotan, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States and Hotan Airport (HTN), Hotan, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,862 miles (or 11,044 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 Sioux Falls Regional Airport and Hotan 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 Sioux Falls Regional Airport and Hotan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSD / KFSD |
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Location: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'54"N by 96°44'30"W |
Area Served: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sioux Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1430 feet (436 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSD |
More Information: | FSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTN / ZWTN |
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Location: | Hotan, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°2'18"N by 79°51'53"E |
Area Served: | Hotan, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4672 feet (1,424 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTN |
More Information: | HTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD):
- The furthest airport from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The existing terminal building was built in 1970 and totals approximately 97,300 square feet.
- Sioux Falls Regional Airport was originally the Sioux Falls Army Air Base constructed during World War II and closed permanently in the mid-1960s.
- The closest airport to Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of FSD.
- On December 20, 1983, Ozark Airlines Flight 650 struck a snow plow while landing, killing the driver.
- Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Falls Regional Airport", another name for FSD is "Joe Foss Field".
Facts about Hotan Airport (HTN):
- The closest airport to Hotan Airport (HTN) is Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), which is located 239 miles (385 kilometers) SSW of HTN.
- Hotan Airport (HTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hotan Airport (HTN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,566 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Hotan Airport", other names for HTN include "和田机场" and "Hétián Jīchǎng".
- Because of Hotan Airport's high elevation of 4,672 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.