Nonstop flight route between Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(32°23'27"N by 105°42'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°51'23"N by 77°53'30"W)
Distance from GYS to RWI:
7,715.62 miles (12,417.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,716 miles (or 12,417 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 Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional 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 Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional 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: | RWI / KRWI |
| Airport Name: | Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport |
| Location: | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'23"N by 77°53'30"W |
| Area Served: | Rocky Mount / Wilson, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Rocky Mount–Wilson Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RWI |
| More Information: | RWI 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 Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI):
- The closest airport to Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) WNW of RWI.
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional 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.
| 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 | 27.10 miles (43.61 km) WNW | Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 32.26 miles (51.92 km) ESE | Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 35.93 miles (57.82 km) S | Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) | Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 39.61 miles (63.74 km) SSE | Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO) | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 41.55 miles (66.87 km) NNE | Halifax County Airport (RZZ) | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 50.17 miles (80.73 km) W | Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 66.48 miles (106.99 km) SSW | Clinton-Sampson County Airport (CTZ) | Clinton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 72.19 miles (116.18 km) SE | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 72.70 miles (117.01 km) SSE | Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) E | Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) | Edenton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 77.18 miles (124.22 km) SW | Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 78.92 miles (127.01 km) SW | Pope Field (POB) | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 80.07 miles (128.85 km) NE | Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) | Franklin, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 81.67 miles (131.44 km) SW | Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 84.19 miles (135.49 km) N | Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) | Blackstone, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,689.18 miles (18,811.87 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,668.30 miles (18,778.26 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,647.19 miles (18,744.29 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,636.33 miles (18,726.81 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,623.00 miles (18,705.35 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,606.90 miles (18,679.44 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,598.12 miles (18,665.32 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,595.77 miles (18,661.54 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,555.34 miles (18,596.47 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,551.23 miles (18,589.86 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,542.99 miles (18,576.60 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,528.32 miles (18,552.98 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,506.30 miles (18,517.55 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,502.63 miles (18,511.64 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,470.57 miles (18,460.05 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |