Nonstop flight route between Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China and Lyon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG), Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China and Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,143 miles (or 8,277 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 Hanzhong Xiguan Airport and Lyon–Bron 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 Hanzhong Xiguan Airport and Lyon–Bron Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZG / ZLHZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°3'48"N by 107°0'29"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hanzhong Airport Co. Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HZG | 
| More Information: | HZG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYN / LFLY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Lyon, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'45"N by 4°56'20"E | 
| Area Served: | Lyon, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Lyon SA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYN | 
| More Information: | LYN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG):
- The airport was first built in June 1937 by the Republic of China government, to replace a smaller airport that was completed only 4 years before.
- The closest airport to Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) is Guangyuan Airport (GYS), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WSW of HZG.
- Hanzhong Xiguan Airport is an airport serving the city of Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province, China.
- The furthest airport from Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (meaning Hanzhong Xiguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Hanzhong Xiguan Airport", other names for HZG include "汉中西关机场" and "Hànzhōng Xiguān Jīchǎng".
Facts about Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN):
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Bron Airport", another name for LYN is "Aéroport de Lyon-BronAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-6".
- Because of Lyon–Bron Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Bron 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 closest airport to Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of LYN.
- It was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe, being used as a RADAR station by Nachtjagdraumführer 109 to detect Royal Air Force bombers flying over Occupied France at night to targets in Italy.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Bron Airport (meaning Lyon–Bron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) currently has only 1 runway.




