Nonstop flight route between Xiahe, Gansu, China and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH), Xiahe, Gansu, China and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,188 miles (or 13,178 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 Gannan Xiahe Airport and Southwest Florida 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 Gannan Xiahe Airport and Southwest Florida 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: | 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: | RSW / KRSW |
Airport Name: | Southwest Florida International Airport |
Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'9"N by 81°45'19"W |
Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Lee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RSW |
More Information: | RSW 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gannan Xiahe Airport", other names for GXH include "甘南夏河机场" and "Gānnán Xiàhé Jīchǎng".
- 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.
Facts about Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW):
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 83,385 aircraft operations, an average of 228 per day.
- The closest airport to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Page Field (FMY), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of RSW.
- The airport was renamed Southwest Florida International Airport in 1993, though it had hosted international flights since 1984 and U.S.
- The designator RSW was assigned for "Regional South-West".
- The furthest airport from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Southwest Florida International Airport handled 7,637,801 passengers last year.
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Southwest Florida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Florida 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.