Nonstop flight route between Heihe, Heilongjiang, China and Newport News, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heihe Airport (HEK), Heihe, Heilongjiang, China and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,233 miles (or 10,030 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 Newport News/Williamsburg 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 Newport News/Williamsburg 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | PHF / KPHF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula | 
| Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PHF | 
| More Information: | PHF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Heihe Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Heihe Airport (HEK) is Ignatyevo Airport (BQS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NNE of HEK.
- In addition to being known as "Heihe Airport", other names for HEK include "黑河机场" and "Hēihé Jīchǎng".
- Heihe Airport (HEK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- Concourse A opened in May 2010 as the airport's second concourse.
- When the United States Congress deregulated the airlines in 1978, many airlines serving Patrick Henry Airport consolidated their southeast Virginia services at other area airports.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- In light of substantial growth, the airport launched an expansion effort in the early 21st century.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




