Nonstop flight route between Hengchun, Taiwan and Dunkerque, France:
Departure Airport:
(22°2'17"N by 120°43'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°2'31"N by 2°33'11"E)
Distance from HCN to XDK:
6,152.78 miles (9,901.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hengchun Airport (HCN), Hengchun, Taiwan and Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK), Dunkerque, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,153 miles (or 9,902 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield, 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | XDK / LFAK |
| Airport Name: | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield |
| Location: | Dunkerque, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°2'31"N by 2°33'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Intercommunal des Dunes de Flandre |
| Airport Type: | Restricted use |
| Elevation: | -3 feet (-1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XDK |
| More Information: | XDK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hengchun Airport (HCN):
- Hengchun Airport (HCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hengchun Airport", other names for HCN include "恆春航空站恆春機場" and "Héngchūn HángkōngzhànHéngchūn Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Dr. Luis María 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 María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK):
- Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield's relatively low elevation of -3 feet, planes can take off or land at Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield 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 closest airport to Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of XDK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.47 miles (71.56 km) NNW | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |     |
| 2 | 51.04 miles (82.15 km) E | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 54.91 miles (88.36 km) NNE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 64.35 miles (103.56 km) NE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 5 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) NNW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 6 | 100.13 miles (161.15 km) NNW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 116.62 miles (187.68 km) NW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 8 | 120.73 miles (194.30 km) NW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 9 | 126.75 miles (203.98 km) NNW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 136.00 miles (218.86 km) SE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 11 | 148.30 miles (238.67 km) NNE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 154.00 miles (247.84 km) N | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 154.00 miles (247.84 km) N | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) N | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 215.81 miles (347.31 km) NNE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,350.21 miles (19,875.69 km) E | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,213.05 miles (19,654.94 km) WSW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 3 | 12,206.03 miles (19,643.66 km) W | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,205.34 miles (19,642.54 km) SSW | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,203.54 miles (19,639.65 km) SSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,191.09 miles (19,619.61 km) SSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,189.40 miles (19,616.88 km) SSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 8 | 12,158.52 miles (19,567.19 km) W | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,156.04 miles (19,563.20 km) E | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,144.92 miles (19,545.31 km) E | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,140.97 miles (19,538.95 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,128.42 miles (19,518.75 km) ESE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,121.44 miles (19,507.51 km) WSW | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,110.70 miles (19,490.23 km) E | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,105.02 miles (19,481.09 km) ESE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.32 miles (27.87 km) NE | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 2 | 26.76 miles (43.06 km) WSW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 3 | 29.65 miles (47.71 km) S | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 4 | 32.36 miles (52.07 km) ESE | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 5 | 40.48 miles (65.14 km) SE | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 6 | 50.82 miles (81.79 km) SSE | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 7 | 54.44 miles (87.61 km) SW | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 8 | 56.22 miles (90.48 km) WNW | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 63.50 miles (102.19 km) SE | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 10 | 66.76 miles (107.44 km) W | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 69.70 miles (112.17 km) SSW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 12 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) W | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 81.11 miles (130.54 km) S | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 14 | 82.30 miles (132.45 km) ENE | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 83.34 miles (134.13 km) E | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,934.98 miles (19,207.43 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,771.02 miles (18,943.57 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,761.91 miles (18,928.92 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,735.85 miles (18,886.97 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,734.93 miles (18,885.50 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,734.12 miles (18,884.18 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,723.14 miles (18,866.51 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,714.84 miles (18,853.15 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,709.24 miles (18,844.16 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,707.09 miles (18,840.68 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,683.04 miles (18,801.98 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,677.16 miles (18,792.51 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,676.81 miles (18,791.95 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,671.02 miles (18,782.64 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,670.58 miles (18,781.93 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |