Nonstop flight route between St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Tianjin, China:
Departure Airport:
(49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°7'27"N by 117°20'45"E)
Distance from ISC to TSN:
5,396.86 miles (8,685.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St Mary's Airport (ISC), St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), Tianjin, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,397 miles (or 8,685 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISC / EGHE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W |
| Area Served: | Isles of Scilly |
| Operator/Owner: | Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISC |
| More Information: | ISC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSN / ZBTJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tianjin, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'27"N by 117°20'45"E |
| Area Served: | Tianjin |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration of China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSN |
| More Information: | TSN Maps & Info |
Facts about St Mary's Airport (ISC):
- After being in operation for 48 years, the helicopter service between St Mary's and the mainland UK ceased operations in October 2012, leaving Skybus as the sole remaining air link for the Isles of Scilly.
- The current 600m asphalt runway, 15/33, was built in 1991.
- St Mary's Airport (ISC) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "St Mary's Airport", other names for ISC include "Isles of Scilly Airport" and "Scilly Isles/St Mary's Airport".
- The closest airport to St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Tresco Heliport (TSO), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of ISC.
- The furthest airport from St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to St Mary's Airport (meaning St Mary's Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- St Mary's Airport handled 89,170 passengers last year.
- On 2 May 1964, BEA replaced its Dragon Rapides on the Land's End route with a single Sikorsky S-61 helicopter, operated by BEA Helicopters.
- Because of St Mary's Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at St Mary's 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.
Facts about Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN):
- It is the hub airport for Tianjin Airlines, established in 2004, and privately owned Okay Airways.
- The airport is also the site of the Airbus A320 final assembly line which started operations in 2008.
- The closest airport to Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) is Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of TSN.
- In addition to being known as "Tianjin Binhai International Airport", other names for TSN include "天津滨海国际机场" and "Tiānjīn Bīnhăi Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) is Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), which is nearly antipodal to Tianjin Binhai International Airport (meaning Tianjin Binhai International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comandante Espora Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
- Tianjin Binhai International Airport handled 8,139,988 passengers last year.
- Because of Tianjin Binhai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Tianjin Binhai 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 terminal has Tianjin Airlines headquarters.
- Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.84 miles (4.57 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 30.53 miles (49.13 km) ENE | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 67.96 miles (109.37 km) ENE | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) ENE | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 131.88 miles (212.24 km) SE | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 6 | 139.03 miles (223.75 km) ENE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 143.79 miles (231.41 km) SE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 144.77 miles (232.98 km) NNE | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 150.00 miles (241.40 km) ESE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 10 | 152.02 miles (244.65 km) NE | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 160.86 miles (258.88 km) NNW | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 12 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) NE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 164.12 miles (264.13 km) NW | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 14 | 164.85 miles (265.30 km) NE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 164.99 miles (265.52 km) SE | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.14 miles (19,500.60 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,106.07 miles (19,482.77 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,073.92 miles (19,431.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,054.36 miles (19,399.56 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,032.00 miles (19,363.59 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,026.97 miles (19,355.48 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,021.86 miles (19,347.26 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,011.90 miles (19,331.22 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,989.48 miles (19,295.15 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,988.83 miles (19,294.11 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,984.79 miles (19,287.61 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,979.92 miles (19,279.76 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,958.16 miles (19,244.74 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,922.75 miles (19,187.75 km) SSE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.01 miles (86.91 km) NE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 68.42 miles (110.11 km) NW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 3 | 77.48 miles (124.69 km) NNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 4 | 139.79 miles (224.98 km) ENE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 154.28 miles (248.30 km) WSW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 6 | 156.81 miles (252.36 km) S | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 169.76 miles (273.19 km) NW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 8 | 196.58 miles (316.36 km) SSE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 215.64 miles (347.04 km) WNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 221.81 miles (356.96 km) SW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 225.21 miles (362.44 km) E | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 12 | 229.97 miles (370.10 km) NNE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 232.95 miles (374.89 km) NE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 14 | 239.14 miles (384.86 km) NE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 240.00 miles (386.24 km) SW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.83 miles (19,953.93 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,314.84 miles (19,818.77 km) S | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,313.65 miles (19,816.85 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,301.61 miles (19,797.47 km) WSW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,267.87 miles (19,743.17 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,240.64 miles (19,699.36 km) SSE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,233.25 miles (19,687.46 km) SW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,225.53 miles (19,675.04 km) W | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,209.12 miles (19,648.63 km) SW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,206.03 miles (19,643.65 km) S | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,192.30 miles (19,621.56 km) SSE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,171.47 miles (19,588.04 km) WSW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,170.24 miles (19,586.06 km) E | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,155.12 miles (19,561.71 km) SSE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,150.19 miles (19,553.78 km) WSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |