Nonstop flight route between Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Nanjing, China:
Departure Airport:
(49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°44'31"N by 118°51'42"E)
Distance from GCI to NKG:
5,778.10 miles (9,298.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guernsey Airport (GCI), Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG), Nanjing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,778 miles (or 9,299 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 Guernsey Airport and Nanjing Lukou 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 Guernsey Airport and Nanjing Lukou 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: | GCI / EGJB |
| Airport Name: | Guernsey Airport |
| Location: | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°26'4"N by 2°36'6"W |
| Area Served: | Guernsey |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCI |
| More Information: | GCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKG / ZSNJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nanjing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°44'31"N by 118°51'42"E |
| Area Served: | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NKG |
| More Information: | NKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Guernsey Airport (GCI):
- The closest airport to Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Jersey Airport (JER), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of GCI.
- Guernsey Airport handled 886,396 passengers last year.
- Because of Guernsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Guernsey 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.
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sufficient progress on these works has taken place to enable Flybe to introduce an Embraer 175 jet on their existing Gatwick service from 31 March 2013.
- On 12 January 1999 a F-27 operating a cargo flight for Channel Express arriving from Luton crashed short of runway 27 after deploying full flap on approach.
- Work started on a new terminal building in 2002, which became operational on 19 April 2004.
- The furthest airport from Guernsey Airport (GCI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Guernsey Airport (meaning Guernsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,350 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG):
- The furthest airport from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is nearly antipodal to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (meaning Nanjing Lukou International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport handled 15,011,792 passengers last year.
- Because of Nanjing Lukou International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanjing Lukou 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 closest airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) is Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) ENE of NKG.
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport is the main airport serving Nanjing, and a major airport serving the Yangtze River Delta area.
- In addition to being known as "Nanjing Lukou International Airport", other names for NKG include "南京禄口国际机场" and "Nánjīng Lùkǒu Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The first phase of Ninggao Intercity Rail Line, also called Line 6 of Nanjing Metro, links the airport to Nanjing South Railway Station.
- The airport now has one terminal, one runway, one taxiway, a cargo center, and an apron.
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.10 miles (38.78 km) SE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 25.58 miles (41.17 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) ENE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 4 | 61.39 miles (98.80 km) SW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 5 | 63.06 miles (101.48 km) S | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 6 | 63.12 miles (101.58 km) SSE | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 7 | 79.68 miles (128.23 km) SW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 95.57 miles (153.81 km) NW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 96.75 miles (155.70 km) NNW | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 98.61 miles (158.70 km) E | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 11 | 98.85 miles (159.09 km) NNE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.15 miles (164.40 km) SSE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 13 | 107.12 miles (172.39 km) SW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 14 | 108.45 miles (174.54 km) NE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 118.31 miles (190.41 km) NNE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.73 miles (19,350.27 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,009.21 miles (19,326.90 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,978.04 miles (19,276.75 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,974.37 miles (19,270.83 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,971.69 miles (19,266.52 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,967.58 miles (19,259.90 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,965.48 miles (19,256.52 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,961.42 miles (19,250.00 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,951.29 miles (19,233.69 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,934.17 miles (19,206.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,929.34 miles (19,198.36 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,922.80 miles (19,187.84 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,919.43 miles (19,182.42 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,915.54 miles (19,176.15 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,895.42 miles (19,143.77 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.08 miles (88.64 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 75.47 miles (121.46 km) NE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 91.89 miles (147.89 km) W | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 4 | 93.80 miles (150.96 km) E | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 96.50 miles (155.29 km) ESE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 98.04 miles (157.78 km) SW | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 118.06 miles (190.00 km) NW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 133.77 miles (215.29 km) SW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 9 | 140.00 miles (225.31 km) SE | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 10 | 140.10 miles (225.46 km) NNE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 141.58 miles (227.85 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 150.59 miles (242.34 km) ESE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 13 | 177.11 miles (285.03 km) NNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 178.36 miles (287.05 km) ESE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 15 | 179.69 miles (289.18 km) SSE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.99 miles (19,952.58 km) W | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,353.94 miles (19,881.69 km) SSW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,299.35 miles (19,793.84 km) SSE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,265.38 miles (19,739.17 km) WSW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,253.53 miles (19,720.10 km) E | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,251.64 miles (19,717.06 km) WSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,250.07 miles (19,714.52 km) W | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,249.24 miles (19,713.19 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,242.72 miles (19,702.69 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,241.50 miles (19,700.74 km) SSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,230.24 miles (19,682.62 km) ESE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,206.11 miles (19,643.78 km) WSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,204.99 miles (19,641.98 km) SW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,201.13 miles (19,635.76 km) E | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,198.40 miles (19,631.37 km) SW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |