Nonstop flight route between Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Somerset, Kentucky, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W)
Distance from HKG to SME:
8,161.34 miles (13,134.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,161 miles (or 13,134 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 Hong Kong International Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional 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 Hong Kong International Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKG / VHHH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'32"N by 113°54'51"E |
| Area Served: | Hong Kong |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority Hong Kong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKG |
| More Information: | HKG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SME / KSME |
| Airport Name: | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport |
| Location: | Somerset, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W |
| Area Served: | Somerset, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Somerset-Pulaski County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 927 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SME |
| More Information: | SME Maps & Info |
Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):
- In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
- Terminal 1 of the HKIA is the third largest airport passenger terminal building in the world with an area measuring 570,000 m2, after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 and Beijing Capital International Airport's Terminal 3.
- The detailed design for the airport terminal was awarded to a consortium led by Mott Connell with British Airports Authority as specialist designers for airport related aspects, Foster and Partners as architects and Ove Arup as specialist structural designers for the roof.
- Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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.
- Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
- HKIA is an important contributor to Hong Kong's economy, with approximately 65,000 employees.
- The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
- Level 5 – Arrivals Hall
- Exterior view of Hong Kong Airport Satellite Terminal.
- The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
Facts about Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME):
- The furthest airport from Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 927 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Cumberland 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.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport covers an area of 288 acres at an elevation of 927 feet above mean sea level.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Somerset, a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
- The closest airport to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of SME.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.26 miles (24.55 km) E | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China |     |
| 2 | 23.42 miles (37.68 km) WSW | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 3 | 23.78 miles (38.27 km) NNW | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 40.27 miles (64.81 km) WSW | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 67.25 miles (108.22 km) NE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 75.82 miles (122.02 km) NW | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 84.51 miles (136.00 km) NNW | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 185.94 miles (299.24 km) ENE | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 187.08 miles (301.08 km) N | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 187.34 miles (301.49 km) WNW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 199.24 miles (320.65 km) NE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 240.35 miles (386.81 km) WSW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 250.75 miles (403.54 km) NNE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 14 | 276.58 miles (445.12 km) SW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 15 | 293.27 miles (471.97 km) NE | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,333.95 miles (19,849.52 km) WSW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 12,319.21 miles (19,825.79 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 12,310.59 miles (19,811.93 km) WSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,299.45 miles (19,793.99 km) SSE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,288.88 miles (19,776.98 km) W | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,280.10 miles (19,762.86 km) SSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,279.18 miles (19,761.38 km) W | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,257.44 miles (19,726.39 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,256.35 miles (19,724.63 km) E | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,207.76 miles (19,646.43 km) SW | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,202.91 miles (19,638.63 km) SSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,167.66 miles (19,581.90 km) E | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,148.42 miles (19,550.94 km) ESE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,146.27 miles (19,547.48 km) ESE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,117.67 miles (19,501.45 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.75 miles (47.88 km) E | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 2 | 67.91 miles (109.28 km) N | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 71.53 miles (115.11 km) NW | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 73.82 miles (118.81 km) W | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) S | Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) | Rockwood, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 79.57 miles (128.05 km) NNW | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 7 | 84.14 miles (135.41 km) WNW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 8 | 91.52 miles (147.29 km) SE | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 92.54 miles (148.93 km) SSE | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 94.92 miles (152.75 km) NW | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 98.78 miles (158.97 km) NW | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 99.36 miles (159.90 km) NW | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 13 | 99.73 miles (160.50 km) W | Paducah KY (BWG) | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 102.35 miles (164.71 km) SE | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 114.48 miles (184.24 km) S | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,309.05 miles (18,200.10 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,287.65 miles (18,165.67 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,265.95 miles (18,130.74 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,258.23 miles (18,118.32 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,240.41 miles (18,089.64 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,224.29 miles (18,063.70 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,216.42 miles (18,051.03 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,215.52 miles (18,049.58 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,182.64 miles (17,996.66 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,177.80 miles (17,988.88 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,164.01 miles (17,966.68 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,163.01 miles (17,965.07 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,129.18 miles (17,910.63 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,128.91 miles (17,910.20 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,120.18 miles (17,896.16 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |