Nonstop flight route between Hengchun, Taiwan and Springfield, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hengchun Airport (HCN), Hengchun, Taiwan and SpringfieldâBranson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,778 miles (or 12,517 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 Hengchun Airport and SpringfieldâBranson National 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 Hengchun Airport and SpringfieldâBranson National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCN / RCKW |
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| Location: | Hengchun, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'17"N by 120°43'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HCN |
| More Information: | HCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGF / KSGF |
| Airport Name: | SpringfieldâBranson National Airport |
| Location: | Springfield, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°14'44"N by 93°23'18"W |
| Area Served: | Springfield / Branson, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Springfield |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1268 feet (386 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGF |
| More Information: | SGF Maps & Info |
Facts about Hengchun Airport (HCN):
- In addition to being known as "Hengchun Airport", other names for HCN include "ææ„èȘç©șç«ææ„æ©ć Ž" and "HĂ©ngchĆ«n HĂĄngkĆngzhĂ nHĂ©ngchĆ«n JÄ«chÇng".
- Hengchun Airport (HCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Due to its location, the airport experiences strong Katabatic wind and is forced to close.
- The closest airport to Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) NNW of HCN.
- Mandarin Airlines and TransAsia Airways dropped out from serving the airport due to poor load factor and Hengchun Peninsular's seasonal strong winds which make landing and take off dangerous.
- Because of Hengchun Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Hengchun 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 Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Dr. Luis MarĂa Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Hengchun Airport (meaning Hengchun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis MarĂa Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
Facts about SpringfieldâBranson National Airport (SGF):
- The furthest airport from SpringfieldâBranson National Airport (SGF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,826 miles (17,423 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In May 2006 ground was broken for a new terminal and it was announced the airport would be renamed SpringfieldâBranson National Airport.
- There is an Army National Guard unit based at SpringfieldâBranson, the 35th combat aviation brigade, detachment 3 company 1 of the 185th aviation regiment.
- The airport was shortly renamed Springfield Municipal Airport after the city and county disagreed on funding.
- The closest airport to SpringfieldâBranson National Airport (SGF) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of SGF.
- SpringfieldâBranson National Airport (SGF) has 2 runways.
