Nonstop flight route between Ghazni, Afghanistan and Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ghazni Airport (GZI), Ghazni, Afghanistan and Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,690 miles (or 4,329 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 Ghazni Airport and Zhanjiang 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 Ghazni Airport and Zhanjiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GZI / OAGN |
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| Location: | Ghazni, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°31'50"N by 68°24'44"E |
| Area Served: | Eastern Afghanistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 7126 feet (2,172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GZI |
| More Information: | GZI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHA / ZGZJ |
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| Location: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E |
| Area Served: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZHA |
| More Information: | ZHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ghazni Airport (GZI):
- Ghazni Airport (GZI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ghazni Airport's high elevation of 7,126 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GZI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GZI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ghazni Airport (GZI) is Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of GZI.
- In addition to being known as "Ghazni Airport", other names for GZI include "Ghazni Airport (Ghazni)" and "د غزنی نړیوال هوایی ډګر".
- The furthest airport from Ghazni Airport (GZI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA):
- Zhanjiang Airport handled 488,835 passengers last year.
- Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Zhanjiang Airport", other names for ZHA include "湛江机场" and "Zhànjiāng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of ZHA.
- The furthest airport from Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhanjiang Airport (meaning Zhanjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- Because of Zhanjiang Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhanjiang 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.
