Nonstop flight route between Hatteras, North Carolina, United States and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), Hatteras, North Carolina, United States and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,391 miles (or 13,504 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 Billy Mitchell Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an 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 Billy Mitchell Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an 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 Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC):

• Billy Mitchell Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Hatteras, in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
• The furthest airport from Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Billy Mitchell Airport", another name for HNC is "HSE".
• Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of HNC.
• Because of Billy Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Mitchell 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.

Facts about Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX):

• The baggage areas of Terminal C are short walks away from the General Traffic Center, where passengers can take buses, taxis and, eventually, Metro trains.
• The fourth floor has eight check-in areas, labeled A to H, with a total of 192 check-in counters.
• Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) has 2 runways.
• At the beginning of 2008 the 1.6 km long New terminal commenced being built.
• The furthest airport from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is nearly antipodal to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (meaning Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bermejo Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Bermejo, Bolivia.
• Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport handled 32,268,400 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport", other names for SZX include "深圳宝安国际机场" and "Shēnzhèn Bǎo'ān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Because of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shenzhen Bao'an 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 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of SZX.
• Private vehicles have a 3-minute parking limit set on them for setting down and picking up passengers alongside the terminal building, with a 500RMB fine for not complying.
• Building Site September 2012
• These terminals covered an area of 152,000 sq meters and consisting of 24 jetways.