Nonstop flight route between Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Alghero, Sardinia, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(32°23'27"N by 105°42'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E)
Distance from GYS to AHO:
5,151.91 miles (8,291.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,152 miles (or 8,291 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 Guangyuan Airport and Alghero-Fertilia 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 Guangyuan Airport and Alghero-Fertilia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYS / ZUGU |
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| Location: | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'27"N by 105°42'6"E |
| Area Served: | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GYS |
| More Information: | GYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHO / LIEA |
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| Location: | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E |
| Area Served: | Alghero |
| Operator/Owner: | Sogeaal S.p.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHO |
| More Information: | AHO Maps & Info |
Facts about Guangyuan Airport (GYS):
- In addition to being known as "Guangyuan Airport", other names for GYS include "广元机场" and "Guǎngyuán Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SW of GYS.
- Because of Guangyuan Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Guangyuan Airport (meaning Guangyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
Facts about Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):
- On 23 November 2007 management of the airport was transferred to SO.GE.A.AL.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
- Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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.
- In 1980 Alitalia established a flight school at Alghero Airport which trained up to 100 pilots a year, in conjunction with a diversification of activities including air taxi and maintenance services.
- The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
- The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.15 miles (140.25 km) SW | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China |     |
| 2 | 89.01 miles (143.24 km) ENE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 113.60 miles (182.82 km) SSE | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 4 | 121.64 miles (195.75 km) WNW | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 133.73 miles (215.22 km) SE | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 162.42 miles (261.38 km) SW | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 170.43 miles (274.29 km) SE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 189.33 miles (304.70 km) E | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 9 | 192.81 miles (310.29 km) SSE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 10 | 194.73 miles (313.38 km) ESE | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 11 | 226.04 miles (363.77 km) NE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 12 | 240.20 miles (386.56 km) NE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 13 | 242.67 miles (390.53 km) NW | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 14 | 245.17 miles (394.57 km) S | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 257.47 miles (414.36 km) SSW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,268.34 miles (19,743.93 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,233.20 miles (19,687.38 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 3 | 12,221.60 miles (19,668.70 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,186.20 miles (19,611.74 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,126.03 miles (19,514.91 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,119.76 miles (19,504.82 km) SSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,114.98 miles (19,497.13 km) W | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,091.54 miles (19,459.39 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,088.55 miles (19,454.59 km) W | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,064.85 miles (19,416.45 km) WSW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,018.29 miles (19,341.52 km) SSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,017.66 miles (19,340.50 km) SSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,016.32 miles (19,338.35 km) SSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,014.90 miles (19,336.06 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,986.52 miles (19,290.38 km) SSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.65 miles (107.26 km) ENE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 2 | 73.45 miles (118.20 km) NE | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 3 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) ESE | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 4 | 93.22 miles (150.03 km) NNE | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 103.59 miles (166.72 km) SSE | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 6 | 133.40 miles (214.68 km) N | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 146.28 miles (235.41 km) NNE | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 8 | 178.23 miles (286.84 km) NNE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 9 | 200.69 miles (322.98 km) NNW | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 10 | 202.93 miles (326.58 km) NNW | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 11 | 205.51 miles (330.74 km) NE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 12 | 212.72 miles (342.34 km) NNW | Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) | Cannes, France | |
| 13 | 216.73 miles (348.79 km) NNW | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) | Nice, France | |
| 14 | 218.43 miles (351.53 km) NNW | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 15 | 220.61 miles (355.03 km) ENE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,109.47 miles (19,488.26 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,872.06 miles (19,106.17 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,828.08 miles (19,035.40 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,800.80 miles (18,991.50 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,775.44 miles (18,950.68 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,775.07 miles (18,950.09 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,774.65 miles (18,949.42 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,771.03 miles (18,943.59 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,758.14 miles (18,922.84 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,741.27 miles (18,895.70 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,736.99 miles (18,888.80 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,736.29 miles (18,887.68 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,732.55 miles (18,881.67 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,718.47 miles (18,859.00 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,711.80 miles (18,848.27 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |