Nonstop flight route between Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States and Qingdao, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(33°26'53"N by 88°35'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°15'57"N by 120°22'27"E)
Distance from GTR to TAO:
7,270.08 miles (11,700.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR), Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States and Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), Qingdao, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,270 miles (or 11,700 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport and Qingdao Liuting 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport and Qingdao Liuting 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: | GTR / KGTR |
| Airport Name: | Golden Triangle Regional Airport |
| Location: | Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'53"N by 88°35'29"W |
| Area Served: | Columbus / West Point / Starkville |
| Operator/Owner: | Golden Triangle Regional Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 264 feet (80 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GTR |
| More Information: | GTR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAO / ZSQD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'57"N by 120°22'27"E |
| Area Served: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Qingdao International Airport Group Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAO |
| More Information: | TAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR):
- The furthest airport from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,077 miles (17,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of the projected growth, in the years since 2003 the airport has spent significant resources improving and upgrading the infrastructure.
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Golden Triangle Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Golden Triangle Regional 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 Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) is Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of GTR.
Facts about Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO):
- The furthest airport from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is Las Flores Airport (ELB), which is nearly antipodal to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (meaning Qingdao Liuting International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flores Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in El Banco, Colombia.
- In addition to being known as "Qingdao Liuting International Airport", other names for TAO include "青岛流亭国际机场" and "Qīngdǎo Liútíng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Qingdao Liuting International Airport handled 12,601,152 passengers last year.
- In 2012, Qingdao Liuting was the 17th busiest airport in China with 12,601,152 passengers.
- Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Qingdao Liuting International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Qingdao Liuting 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 Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) WNW of TAO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.23 miles (19.68 km) E | Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.96 miles (25.68 km) NNE | Columbus Air Force Base (CBM) | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 32.79 miles (52.77 km) SE | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 57.42 miles (92.42 km) NE | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 57.56 miles (92.63 km) N | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP) | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 58.72 miles (94.50 km) ESE | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 77.66 miles (124.98 km) S | Key Field Air National Guard Base (MEI) | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 84.38 miles (135.80 km) NW | University-Oxford Airport (UOX) | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 86.13 miles (138.61 km) W | Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 101.34 miles (163.09 km) N | Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX) | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 105.74 miles (170.17 km) NNE | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 106.26 miles (171.00 km) E | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 116.59 miles (187.63 km) SW | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 120.32 miles (193.64 km) SE | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) SW | Hawkins Field (HKS) | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,077.41 miles (17,827.32 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,058.60 miles (17,797.05 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,040.36 miles (17,767.69 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,035.58 miles (17,760.00 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,033.79 miles (17,757.12 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,024.99 miles (17,742.95 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,023.77 miles (17,740.99 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,020.13 miles (17,735.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,015.28 miles (17,727.32 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,010.94 miles (17,720.35 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,008.33 miles (17,716.15 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,972.97 miles (17,659.24 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,971.25 miles (17,656.47 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,958.43 miles (17,635.83 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,929.88 miles (17,589.89 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.59 miles (120.04 km) WNW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 95.90 miles (154.34 km) NE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 120.80 miles (194.41 km) ENE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 138.73 miles (223.26 km) SW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) SW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) WNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 185.44 miles (298.43 km) SSW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 196.48 miles (316.21 km) S | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 197.09 miles (317.18 km) NNE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 220.46 miles (354.79 km) SW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 235.55 miles (379.08 km) WSW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 242.16 miles (389.72 km) NNE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 13 | 257.67 miles (414.69 km) NW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 14 | 258.16 miles (415.46 km) N | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 258.70 miles (416.33 km) S | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.64 miles (19,963.28 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,382.63 miles (19,927.87 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,366.96 miles (19,902.64 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,319.73 miles (19,826.63 km) SSW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,308.77 miles (19,809.00 km) ESE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,304.73 miles (19,802.50 km) SW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,300.60 miles (19,795.85 km) SSW | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,298.59 miles (19,792.62 km) SSW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.15 km) SSE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,287.44 miles (19,774.67 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,285.24 miles (19,771.13 km) SSE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,278.24 miles (19,759.86 km) WSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,277.32 miles (19,758.39 km) SSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,275.34 miles (19,755.19 km) SW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,273.83 miles (19,752.77 km) SW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |