Nonstop flight route between Winter Haven, Florida, United States and Changhai, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF), Winter Haven, Florida, United States and Changhai Airport (CNI), Changhai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,526 miles (or 12,112 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 Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport and Changhai 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 Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport and Changhai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIF / KGIF |
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Location: | Winter Haven, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°3'46"N by 81°45'11"W |
Area Served: | Winter Haven, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Winter Haven |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIF |
More Information: | GIF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNI / ZYCH |
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Location: | Changhai, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'59"N by 122°40'0"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from CNI |
More Information: | CNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF):
- In addition to being known as "Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport", another name for GIF is "Winter Haven Municipal Airport".
- The closest airport to Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) is Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of GIF.
- The furthest airport from Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- For the 12-month period ending November 17, 2009, the airport had 60,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day.
- Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) has 2 runways.
- Because of Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at Winter Haven's Gilbert 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.
Facts about Changhai Airport (CNI):
- The furthest airport from Changhai Airport (CNI) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Changhai Airport (meaning Changhai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Changhai Airport", other names for CNI include "长海大长山岛机场" and "Zhǎnghǎi Dàzhǎngshāndǎo Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Changhai Airport (CNI) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WSW of CNI.