Nonstop flight route between Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Summerside Airport (YSU), Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,951 miles (or 11,187 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 Summerside 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 Summerside 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: | YSU / CYSU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°26'26"N by 63°50'0"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Slemon Park Corporation | 
| Airport Type: | public | 
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSU | 
| More Information: | YSU 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".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SW of GYS.
Facts about Summerside Airport (YSU):
- Summerside Airport (YSU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Summerside Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Summerside 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 furthest airport from Summerside Airport (YSU) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,638 miles (18,729 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Summerside Airport (YSU) is Charlottetown Airport (YYG), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ESE of YSU.
- The Summerside Airport's airfield and terminal facilities are located in the township of Lot 17 and not in the city of Summerside proper.
- Summerside Airport is located 3.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- In addition to being known as "Summerside Airport", another name for YSU is "CFB Summerside".




