Nonstop flight route between Heihe, Heilongjiang, China and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heihe Airport (HEK), Heihe, Heilongjiang, China and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,290 miles (or 10,123 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 Heihe Airport and Charlotte Douglas International 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 Heihe Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEK / ZYHE |
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Location: | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°10'19"N by 127°18'30"E |
Area Served: | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1024 feet (312 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEK |
More Information: | HEK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLT / KCLT |
Airport Name: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°56'35"W |
Area Served: | Charlotte metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Charlotte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLT |
More Information: | CLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Heihe Airport (HEK):
- Heihe Airport (HEK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Heihe Airport (HEK) is Ignatyevo Airport (BQS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of HEK.
- The furthest airport from Heihe Airport (HEK) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Heihe Airport (meaning Heihe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- In addition to being known as "Heihe Airport", other names for HEK include "黑河机场" and "Hēihé Jīchǎng".
Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):
- In 1990, Lufthansa began Boeing 747 service to Germany.
- In 1990, a new 80,000-square-foot international and commuter concourse opened, and in 1991 further expansion of the central terminal building continued, reflective of USAir's dominating presence at the airport.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- The runway opened January 6, 2010.
- In 1936 the Charlotte Municipal Airport opened, operated by the City of Charlotte.
- Eastern Air Lines began scheduled jet flights with the Boeing 720 in early 1962.
- The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas International 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.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.