Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,834 miles (or 12,608 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Jingdezhen Luojia 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: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JDZ / ZSJD |
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Location: | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'18"N by 117°10'32"E |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JDZ |
More Information: | JDZ Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- United Airlines, Houston's other major carrier, which would subsequently be forced to compete with Southwest on proposed international routes, has objected to the expansion plans, citing a study which concludes that the change would cost the Houston area jobs and result in a net reduction in GRP.
- On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
- Southwest Airlines operated more than 80 percent of the total enplanements at Hobby in 2005 and an average of 10 flights per day per gate.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Houston is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and was the seventh-largest city in Southwest's network as of 2013.
- Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
- In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
- Taxis are available at Curb Zone 3.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
Facts about Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ):
- The furthest airport from Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (meaning Jingdezhen Luojia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Because of Jingdezhen Luojia Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Jingdezhen Luojia 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 "Jingdezhen Luojia Airport", other names for JDZ include "景德镇罗家机场" and "Jǐngdézhèn Luōjiā Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) W of JDZ.