Nonstop flight route between Hangzhou, China and Thompson, Manitoba, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), Hangzhou, China and Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH), Thompson, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,078 miles (or 9,782 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 Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and Thompson Municipal 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 Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and Thompson Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH):

• Taxi between the airport and downtown Hangzhou costs between ¥100 to ¥160.
• Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport handled 22,114,103 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSW of HGH.
• Because of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hangzhou Xiaoshan 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 2013, Hangzhou airport handled 22,114,103 passengers, which ranked 10th in terms of passenger traffic in China.
• The apron occupies 340,000 square metres of land, and there are 12 jetways and 18 departure gates.
• The furthest airport from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) is Reconquista Airport (RCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (meaning Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reconquista Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport", other names for HGH include "杭州萧山国际机场" and "Hángzhōu Xiāoshān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The new runway is 3,400 metres long and 60 metres wide, which is capable of handling the Airbus A380.
• On the evening of 9 July 2010, the airport was shut down for an hour when an unidentified flying object was detected.
• Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) has 2 runways.

Facts about Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH):

• The closest airport to Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) is Thicket Portage Airport (YTD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of YTH.
• Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,263 miles (16,516 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Thompson Airport was developed originally by the International Nickel Company in 1961 to support their mining operations and had one runway 3,000 ft in length.
• Because of Thompson Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Thompson Municipal 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.