Nonstop flight route between North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom and Qianjiang, Chongqing, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Humberside Airport (HUY), North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), Qianjiang, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,313 miles (or 8,551 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 Humberside Airport and Qianjiang Wulingshan 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 Humberside Airport and Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUY / EGNJ |
| Airport Name: | Humberside Airport |
| Location: | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W |
| Area Served: | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull |
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern Airways |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUY |
| More Information: | HUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIQ / |
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| Location: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°31'2"N by 108°49'45"E |
| Area Served: | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIQ |
| More Information: | JIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Humberside Airport (HUY):
- Humberside Airport handled 236,083 passengers last year.
- Because of Humberside Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Humberside 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 airport is also used to service the offshore gas storage and drilling operations for BP and Centrica Storage with over 8,000 air transport helicopter movements in 2011, the fourth highest in the UK.
- According to Airports Council International, Humberside Airport was voted in 2010 the best European airport serving fewer than two million passengers annually.
- Humberside Airport (HUY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Humberside Airport (HUY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- MAG sold its 83.7% share of Humberside in 2012 for £2.3 million to Eastern Group to focus on the larger airports in its portfolio.
- In 2010 a temporary hotel was erected for the use by the gas and oil rig workers.
- An hourly daytime bus service operated by Stagecoach runs from Grimsby and Hull to the airport from Monday to Saturday, which is named as the "Humber Flyer" service.
- The closest airport to Humberside Airport (HUY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of HUY.
Facts about Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ):
- In addition to being known as "Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport", other names for JIQ include "黔江武陵山机场", "Qiánjiāng Wǔlíngshān Jīchǎng" and "ZUQJ".
- The furthest airport from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (meaning Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of JIQ.
