Nonstop flight route between Hargeisa, Somalia and Harbin, Heilongjiang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia and Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB), Harbin, Heilongjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,372 miles (or 8,645 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 Hargeisa Egal International Airport and Harbin Taiping 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 Hargeisa Egal International Airport and Harbin Taiping International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):

• The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
• Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
• Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID.

Facts about Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB):

• Harbin Airport is divided into two linked terminals, International and Domestic.
• Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Harbin Taiping International Airport handled 7,259,498 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) NW of HRB.
• Because of Harbin Taiping International Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Harbin Taiping 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 "Harbin Taiping International Airport", other names for HRB include "哈尔滨太平国际机场" and "Hā'ěrbīn Tàipíng Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
• Harbin Taiping International Airport is an international airport in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.