Nonstop flight route between Hefei, Anhui, China and Wilmington, Delaware, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE), Hefei, Anhui, China and Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG), Wilmington, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,431 miles (or 11,958 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 Hefei Luogang International Airport and Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFE / ZSOF |
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Location: | Hefei, Anhui, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°46'48"N by 117°17'53"E |
Area Served: | Hefei, Anhui, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HFE |
More Information: | HFE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILG / KILG |
Airport Name: | Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport |
Location: | Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°40'42"N by 75°36'24"W |
Area Served: | Wilmington, Delaware |
Operator/Owner: | New Castle County, Delaware |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILG |
More Information: | ILG Maps & Info |
Facts about Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE):
- Because of Hefei Luogang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Hefei Luogang 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hefei Luogang International Airport", other names for HFE include "合肥骆岗国际机场" and "Héféi Luògǎng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) is Bengbu Airport (BFU), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) N of HFE.
- The furthest airport from Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) is Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR), which is nearly antipodal to Hefei Luogang International Airport (meaning Hefei Luogang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Hefei Luogang International Airport handled 4,398,739 passengers last year.
Facts about Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG):
- Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) has 3 runways.
- On March 8, 2008 Skybus Airlines began flights from Columbus, Ohio and Greensboro, North Carolina to Wilmington.
- Because of Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional 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.
- From 1991 through 1998, again from 2000 to 2006, and from April 2008 until July 1, 2013, Delaware was the only U.S.
- After the war ended control of the airport was returned to civil authorities.
- The closest airport to Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of ILG.
- United Airlines served Wilmington until 1991.
- The airport covers 1,250 acres at an elevation of 80 feet.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 642 passenger boardings in calendar year 2011 and 1,064 passenger boardings in 2012.
- The furthest airport from Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,724 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.