Nonstop flight route between Hechi, Guangxi, China and Comayagua, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ), Hechi, Guangxi, China and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,540 miles (or 15,354 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 Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCJ / |
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Location: | Hechi, Guangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°47'2"N by 107°41'58"E |
Area Served: | Hechi, Guangxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2215 feet (675 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HCJ |
More Information: | HCJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ):
- The furthest airport from Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is nearly antipodal to Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (meaning Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport", other names for HCJ include "河池金城江机场" and "Héchí Jīnchéngjiāng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) is Libo Airport (LLB), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNE of HCJ.
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
- All military personnel live on the installation.
- The hooches and metal barracks have no running water.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.