Nonstop flight route between Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Camden, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Woodward Field (CDN), Camden, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,812 miles (or 12,572 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 Woodward Field, 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 Woodward Field. 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: | CDN / KCDN |
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Location: | Camden, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°17'0"N by 80°33'53"W |
Area Served: | Camden, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Kershaw County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDN |
More Information: | CDN 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Woodward Field (CDN):
- The furthest airport from Woodward Field (CDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,541 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Woodward Field", another name for CDN is "Kershaw County Airport".
- Woodward Field covers an area of 396 acres at an elevation of 302 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Woodward Field's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Woodward Field 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 Woodward Field (CDN) is Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSE of CDN.
- Flying training ended on 4 August 1944 and afterwords the airfield returned to civil control
- Woodward Field (CDN) has 2 runways.