Nonstop flight route between Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Ipswich, England:
Departure Airport:
(32°23'27"N by 105°42'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E)
Distance from GYS to IPW:
5,044.64 miles (8,118.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Ipswich Airport (IPW), Ipswich, England would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,045 miles (or 8,119 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 Ipswich 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 Ipswich 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | IPW / EGSE |
| Airport Name: | Ipswich Airport |
| Location: | Ipswich, England |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E |
| Airport Type: | Closed |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPW |
| More Information: | IPW Maps & Info |
Facts about Guangyuan Airport (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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Guangyuan Airport", other names for GYS include "广元机场" and "Guǎngyuán Jīchǎng".
Facts about Ipswich Airport (IPW):
- The furthest airport from Ipswich Airport (IPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,859 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airfield was delicensed and ceased to be registered by the Civil Aviation Authority on 31 December 1996.
- Ipswich Airport is a former airfield on the outskirts of Ipswich, Suffolk England.
- Ipswich Airport (IPW) has 2 runways.
- From its earliest days, the airport was home to a wide variety of privately owned and flying club operated aircraft.
- Because of Ipswich Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipswich 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 Ipswich Airport (IPW) is RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of IPW.
| 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 | 27.98 miles (45.03 km) NW | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 29.56 miles (47.57 km) W | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 37.55 miles (60.42 km) NW | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.04 miles (61.22 km) NW | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 38.36 miles (61.73 km) SW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 42.09 miles (67.73 km) WSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 44.72 miles (71.97 km) N | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 44.90 miles (72.27 km) WNW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 45.34 miles (72.96 km) W | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 48.02 miles (77.28 km) S | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 48.69 miles (78.36 km) N | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 50.59 miles (81.42 km) NNW | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 55.48 miles (89.29 km) SSW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 60.76 miles (97.79 km) SW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 64.28 miles (103.44 km) WNW | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,858.56 miles (19,084.46 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,784.98 miles (18,966.05 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,765.42 miles (18,934.56 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,751.74 miles (18,912.54 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,739.33 miles (18,892.57 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,733.69 miles (18,883.50 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,727.82 miles (18,874.05 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,723.63 miles (18,867.31 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,721.78 miles (18,864.34 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,693.07 miles (18,818.12 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,690.65 miles (18,814.23 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,684.49 miles (18,804.32 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,678.74 miles (18,795.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,671.37 miles (18,783.20 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,651.14 miles (18,750.65 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |