Nonstop flight route between Grootfontein, Namibia and Shenyang, China:
Departure Airport:
(19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°38'24"N by 123°29'0"E)
Distance from GFY to SHE:
7,888.22 miles (12,694.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), Shenyang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,888 miles (or 12,695 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 Grootfontein Airport and Shenyang Taoxian 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 Grootfontein Airport and Shenyang Taoxian 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: | GFY / FYGF |
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| Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
| More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHE / ZYTX |
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| Location: | Shenyang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°38'24"N by 123°29'0"E |
| Area Served: | Shenyang |
| Operator/Owner: | Shenyang Taoxian Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHE |
| More Information: | SHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
Facts about Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE):
- In addition to being known as "Shenyang Taoxian International Airport", other names for SHE include "沈阳桃仙国际机场" and "Shěnyáng Táoxiān Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SW of SHE.
- The furthest airport from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (meaning Shenyang Taoxian International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Shenyang Taoxian International Airport handled 8,619,897 passengers last year.
- Because of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Shenyang Taoxian 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.45 miles (185.80 km) WNW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia |     |
| 2 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 3 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) SSW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 206.00 miles (331.52 km) ENE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 5 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) SSE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 218.56 miles (351.74 km) SSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 7 | 270.41 miles (435.18 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) NW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) NNE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 11 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) SW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 12 | 346.07 miles (556.94 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 13 | 382.45 miles (615.49 km) SE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 419.02 miles (674.34 km) ENE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 15 | 423.06 miles (680.84 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,221.77 miles (19,668.98 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,220.61 miles (19,667.12 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.78 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,197.88 miles (19,630.53 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,163.63 miles (19,575.42 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,162.35 miles (19,573.36 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,156.50 miles (19,563.94 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,109.14 miles (19,487.72 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,107.08 miles (19,484.40 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,100.36 miles (19,473.59 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,072.55 miles (19,428.84 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,057.27 miles (19,404.24 km) W | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.27 miles (79.29 km) SW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 121.72 miles (195.89 km) ENE | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 130.97 miles (210.78 km) WSW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 4 | 157.69 miles (253.78 km) W | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 5 | 169.53 miles (272.82 km) SSW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 197.34 miles (317.59 km) NNE | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 7 | 202.69 miles (326.20 km) SE | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 8 | 211.30 miles (340.05 km) SSW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) E | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 10 | 220.01 miles (354.07 km) NE | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 11 | 227.70 miles (366.44 km) WSW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 12 | 238.69 miles (384.13 km) WNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 308.00 miles (495.67 km) NNE | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 313.70 miles (504.85 km) SSW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 314.87 miles (506.74 km) SSW | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.24 miles (19,618.24 km) SSE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,187.06 miles (19,613.12 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,174.68 miles (19,593.20 km) SSE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,134.81 miles (19,529.03 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,131.24 miles (19,523.28 km) S | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,099.24 miles (19,471.80 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,095.90 miles (19,466.41 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,076.91 miles (19,435.85 km) ESE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,053.63 miles (19,398.39 km) SSE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,029.63 miles (19,359.77 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,027.40 miles (19,356.18 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,990.84 miles (19,297.33 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,989.90 miles (19,295.82 km) E | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,976.92 miles (19,274.93 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,970.10 miles (19,263.96 km) S | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |