Nonstop flight route between Shennongjia, Hubei, China and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(31°38'0"N by 110°20'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E)
Distance from HPG to MHZ:
5,264.03 miles (8,471.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), Shennongjia, Hubei, China and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,264 miles (or 8,472 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 RAF Mildenhall, 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 RAF Mildenhall. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPG / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shennongjia, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°38'0"N by 110°20'17"E |
| Area Served: | Shennongjia, Hubei, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8465 feet (2,580 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HPG |
| More Information: | HPG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN |
| Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall |
| Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHZ |
| More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG):
- 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.
- 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".
- Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) is Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SE of HPG.
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- The 488th Intelligence Squadron a component of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, formerly the Air Intelligence Agency.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- RAF Mildenhall opened on 16 October 1934.
- The 501st Combat Support Wing was activated at RAF Mildenhall on 21 May 2005.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 1 October 2002, the 488th was re-aligned from the 67th Information Operations Wing to the 55th Wing.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.51 miles (161.76 km) SE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China |     |
| 2 | 103.86 miles (167.15 km) SSW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 110.82 miles (178.35 km) NW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 119.97 miles (193.07 km) ENE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 126.60 miles (203.74 km) WSW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 6 | 146.40 miles (235.61 km) SE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 162.32 miles (261.22 km) NE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 164.66 miles (264.99 km) WSW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 9 | 171.56 miles (276.09 km) SSW | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 10 | 174.96 miles (281.56 km) S | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 175.01 miles (281.64 km) W | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 202.24 miles (325.47 km) NNW | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 13 | 203.01 miles (326.72 km) SSE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 215.00 miles (346.01 km) NNW | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 15 | 218.03 miles (350.88 km) WNW | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,363.91 miles (19,897.73 km) W | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,339.68 miles (19,858.74 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,298.74 miles (19,792.86 km) SSE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.15 km) SE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,287.09 miles (19,774.11 km) SE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,220.07 miles (19,666.25 km) SSW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,216.06 miles (19,659.80 km) SSE | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 8 | 12,212.94 miles (19,654.77 km) WSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,205.90 miles (19,643.44 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,170.75 miles (19,586.88 km) W | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,170.07 miles (19,585.78 km) S | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,133.76 miles (19,527.34 km) S | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,130.93 miles (19,522.79 km) W | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,122.56 miles (19,509.32 km) SW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,114.68 miles (19,496.63 km) W | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.38 miles (7.05 km) NE | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 12.43 miles (20.00 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 17.01 miles (27.37 km) SW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 19.79 miles (31.86 km) N | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 24.02 miles (38.65 km) SW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 27.04 miles (43.52 km) S | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) W | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.77 miles (55.95 km) SSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.04 miles (61.22 km) SE | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 10 | 39.97 miles (64.33 km) ENE | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 44.72 miles (71.97 km) NE | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 49.45 miles (79.58 km) SW | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 51.77 miles (83.31 km) SW | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 53.82 miles (86.62 km) WNW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.90 miles (86.74 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,829.19 miles (19,037.19 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,794.69 miles (18,981.67 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,770.81 miles (18,943.24 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,767.77 miles (18,938.35 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,753.69 miles (18,915.69 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,737.24 miles (18,889.20 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,731.21 miles (18,879.50 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,729.26 miles (18,876.36 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,722.58 miles (18,865.62 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,701.56 miles (18,831.79 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,700.76 miles (18,830.50 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,683.73 miles (18,803.10 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,679.21 miles (18,795.82 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,676.06 miles (18,790.75 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,656.05 miles (18,758.55 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |