Nonstop flight route between Shennongjia, Hubei, China and Lansing, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), Shennongjia, Hubei, China and Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,209 miles (or 11,602 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 Shennongjia Hongping Airport and Capital Region 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 Shennongjia Hongping Airport and Capital Region 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 Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG):

• In addition to being known as "Shennongjia Hongping Airport", other names for HPG include "神农架红坪机场" and "Shénnóngjià Hóngpíng Jīchǎng".
• Because of Shennongjia Hongping Airport's high elevation of 8,465 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HPG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HPG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SE of HPG.
• The furthest airport from Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (meaning Shennongjia Hongping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.

Facts about Capital Region International Airport (LAN):

• Capital Region International Airport (LAN) has 3 runways.
• The airport is owned and operated by the Capital Region Airport Authority, an eight-member governing board.
• In 1980 a 5,300 square feet airport fire station was built.
• Because of Capital Region International Airport's relatively low elevation of 861 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital Region 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 furthest airport from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,212 miles (18,044 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A Concierge Travel Center opened at the airport in May 2010, offering the ability to book airline tickets, cruises, tours, car rentals, and hotel rooms.
• The dedication of Capital City Airport was held on the weekend of July 14–15, 1928, and attended by 70,000 people, including arctic explorer George Hubert Wilkins and aviator Carl Eielson.
• In November 2009 Lockheed Martin, operator of the flight service station located at Capital Region International Airport, announced the closing of the service station, effective February 2010.
• The closest airport to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Jackson County Airport (JXN), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) S of LAN.
• During the 2000s Lansing has seen flights reduced from 35 to 12 a day.