Nonstop flight route between Xiahe, Gansu, China and Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India:
Departure Airport:
(34°48'38"N by 102°38'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°17'16"N by 69°40'13"E)
Distance from GXH to BHJ:
2,132.70 miles (3,432.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH), Xiahe, Gansu, China and Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ), Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,133 miles (or 3,432 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 relatively short distance between Gannan Xiahe Airport and Civil Enclave Bhuj, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXH / |
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| Location: | Xiahe, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'38"N by 102°38'40"E |
| Area Served: | Hezuo and Xiahe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXH |
| More Information: | GXH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHJ / VABJ |
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| Location: | Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°17'16"N by 69°40'13"E |
| Area Served: | Bhuj |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air ForceAirports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHJ |
| More Information: | BHJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH):
- The closest airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) is Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN), which is located 123 miles (199 kilometers) NNW of GXH.
- The furthest airport from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Gannan Xiahe Airport (meaning Gannan Xiahe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,161 miles (19,571 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Gannan Xiahe Airport", other names for GXH include "甘南夏河机场" and "Gānnán Xiàhé Jīchǎng".
Facts about Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ):
- The airstrip was destroyed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, in air strikes in which Pakistani bombers dropped napalm bombs.
- In addition to being known as "Civil Enclave Bhuj", other names for BHJ include "Bhuj Rudra Mata Airport", "Bhuj Airport" and "Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base".
- Because of Civil Enclave Bhuj's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Civil Enclave Bhuj 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 Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) is Kandla Airport (IXY), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of BHJ.
- In 2005, then Member of Parliament from Kutch, Pushpdan Gadhavi, as well as Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, made a request to the Ministry of Civil Aviation to rename the airport after revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma.
- The furthest airport from Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Civil Enclave Bhuj (meaning Civil Enclave Bhuj is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,163 miles (19,574 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport has an average of 4,039 passengers arriving and 3,636 passengers departing per month.
- Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) NNW | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China |     |
| 2 | 129.87 miles (209.00 km) NNE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 3 | 129.87 miles (209.00 km) NNE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 147.78 miles (237.82 km) SSE | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 236.64 miles (380.83 km) NE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 6 | 242.67 miles (390.53 km) SE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 258.34 miles (415.75 km) N | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 8 | 263.14 miles (423.49 km) SSE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 277.68 miles (446.89 km) ESE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 10 | 287.76 miles (463.11 km) ENE | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 296.50 miles (477.17 km) NNW | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 302.05 miles (486.11 km) SSE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 309.16 miles (497.55 km) N | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 319.48 miles (514.15 km) NE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 15 | 322.68 miles (519.30 km) NNE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,160.71 miles (19,570.72 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,114.01 miles (19,495.56 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,111.53 miles (19,491.56 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 12,076.09 miles (19,434.54 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,071.39 miles (19,426.98 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,058.92 miles (19,406.90 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,048.46 miles (19,390.07 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,028.32 miles (19,357.66 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,025.97 miles (19,353.87 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,006.10 miles (19,321.89 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,999.26 miles (19,310.88 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,994.82 miles (19,303.74 km) W | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,972.46 miles (19,267.77 km) SSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,944.18 miles (19,222.24 km) SW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,943.62 miles (19,221.35 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.86 miles (48.06 km) ESE | Kandla Airport (IXY) | Gandhidham / Kandla, India | |
| 2 | 60.84 miles (97.92 km) SSE | Jamnagar Airport (JGA) | Jamnagar, Gujurat, India | |
| 3 | 97.79 miles (157.38 km) SE | Rajkot Airport (RAJ) | Rajkot, India | |
| 4 | 141.47 miles (227.67 km) SSE | Keshod Airport (IXK) | Keshod, India | |
| 5 | 162.54 miles (261.59 km) NNW | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) | Hyderabad, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 170.31 miles (274.09 km) NNW | Sindhri Airport (MPD) | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 188.84 miles (303.91 km) E | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) | Ahmedabad, India | |
| 8 | 192.41 miles (309.65 km) ESE | Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) | Bhavnagar, India | |
| 9 | 193.80 miles (311.89 km) NW | Jinnah International Airport (KHI) | Karachi, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 195.11 miles (313.99 km) SSE | Diu Airport (DIU) | Diu, India | |
| 11 | 235.54 miles (379.06 km) ESE | Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) | Vadodara, India | |
| 12 | 247.32 miles (398.02 km) SE | Surat Airport (STV) | Surat, Gujarat, India | |
| 13 | 259.05 miles (416.89 km) NNE | Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) | Jaisalmer, India | |
| 14 | 272.65 miles (438.78 km) N | Kadanwari Airport (KCF) | Kadanwari, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 282.19 miles (454.15 km) ENE | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,162.98 miles (19,574.38 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,879.02 miles (17,508.05 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,681.53 miles (17,190.22 km) E | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,622.86 miles (17,095.80 km) E | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,587.97 miles (17,039.65 km) E | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,429.16 miles (16,784.07 km) E | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,385.96 miles (16,714.53 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,362.93 miles (16,677.48 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 10,358.56 miles (16,670.44 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 10,326.18 miles (16,618.33 km) ESE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,291.21 miles (16,562.06 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,228.61 miles (16,461.30 km) E | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,126.37 miles (16,296.77 km) E | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,122.64 miles (16,290.77 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 15 | 10,119.67 miles (16,286.00 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |