Nonstop flight route between Shaoguan, Guangdong, China and Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States:
Departure Airport:
(24°58'42"N by 113°25'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°14'21"N by 75°33'24"W)
Distance from HSC to PTW:
7,893.78 miles (12,703.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC), Shaoguan, Guangdong, China and Heritage Field (PTW), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,894 miles (or 12,704 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 Shaoguan Guitou Airport and Heritage Field, 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 Shaoguan Guitou Airport and Heritage Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°58'42"N by 113°25'15"E |
| Area Served: | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSC |
| More Information: | HSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTW / KPTW |
| Airport Name: | Heritage Field |
| Location: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°14'21"N by 75°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Limerick Aviation LP |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTW |
| More Information: | PTW Maps & Info |
Facts about Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC):
- The furthest airport from Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) is Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA), which is nearly antipodal to Shaoguan Guitou Airport (meaning Shaoguan Guitou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Salta, Salta Province, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Shaoguan Guitou Airport", other names for HSC include "韶关桂头机场" and "Sháoguān Guìtóu Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) is Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NE of HSC.
Facts about Heritage Field (PTW):
- Previously known as Pottstown Limerick Airport, the airport was sold in 2009 by its former owner, the Exelon Generation Company, which also owns the nearby Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.
- Heritage Field (PTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Heritage Field's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Heritage Field 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.
- This is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.
- The closest airport to Heritage Field (PTW) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NE of PTW.
- The furthest airport from Heritage Field (PTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,706 miles (18,839 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.90 miles (167.21 km) NE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |     |
| 2 | 109.86 miles (176.80 km) S | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 132.86 miles (213.82 km) S | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 141.95 miles (228.45 km) NNW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 147.00 miles (236.58 km) NW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 6 | 152.73 miles (245.79 km) SSE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 153.43 miles (246.92 km) NNE | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 163.49 miles (263.11 km) S | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 172.64 miles (277.84 km) SW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 175.73 miles (282.81 km) ESE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 187.08 miles (301.08 km) S | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 12 | 191.48 miles (308.16 km) SSE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 13 | 195.77 miles (315.07 km) S | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 14 | 202.74 miles (326.28 km) NNE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 15 | 205.34 miles (330.47 km) S | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.23 miles (19,903.08 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,334.99 miles (19,851.20 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,278.85 miles (19,760.85 km) SW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.45 km) SW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,227.73 miles (19,678.57 km) SW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,218.02 miles (19,662.95 km) ESE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,210.55 miles (19,650.93 km) SE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,198.59 miles (19,631.68 km) SW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,196.84 miles (19,628.87 km) SW | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,181.90 miles (19,604.82 km) SSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,171.99 miles (19,588.87 km) SSW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,171.13 miles (19,587.48 km) ESE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,169.05 miles (19,584.13 km) ESE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,157.73 miles (19,565.92 km) SW | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,155.00 miles (19,561.53 km) ESE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.48 miles (26.52 km) NE | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 16.93 miles (27.25 km) ESE | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 17.29 miles (27.82 km) S | Brandywine Airport (OQN) | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 21.72 miles (34.96 km) E | NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 23.58 miles (37.95 km) WNW | Reading Regional Airport (RDG) | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 23.81 miles (38.32 km) ENE | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 24.30 miles (39.11 km) SW | Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH) | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 29.18 miles (46.95 km) NNE | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 29.49 miles (47.46 km) SSE | Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ) | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 30.38 miles (48.90 km) SSE | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 30.82 miles (49.60 km) ESE | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 38.84 miles (62.51 km) S | Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | |
| 13 | 39.28 miles (63.21 km) E | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) WSW | Lancaster Airport (LNS) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 42.80 miles (68.88 km) ESE | South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,706.21 miles (18,839.28 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,682.23 miles (18,800.68 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,673.48 miles (18,786.60 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,656.26 miles (18,758.89 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,619.86 miles (18,700.31 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,597.18 miles (18,663.81 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,587.55 miles (18,648.31 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,580.25 miles (18,636.56 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,576.32 miles (18,630.24 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,527.38 miles (18,551.48 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,455.20 miles (18,435.31 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,431.67 miles (18,397.45 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,409.14 miles (18,361.18 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,404.89 miles (18,354.34 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,378.28 miles (18,311.52 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |