Nonstop flight route between Invercargill, New Zealand and Guiyang, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E)
Distance from IVC to KWE:
6,334.88 miles (10,194.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand and Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), Guiyang, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,335 miles (or 10,195 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
| Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
| Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
| More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWE / ZUGY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E |
| Area Served: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3737 feet (1,139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWE |
| More Information: | KWE Maps & Info |
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- Today the airport is visited by aircraft of the United States ANG, Australian RAAF, Italy's Aeronautica Militare and RNZAF as part of Antarctic flight diversion training.
- Regular types using the airport now are, ATR 72, and Dash 8 Q-300.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- The runway was lengthened periodically over the years to cater for larger aircraft in time, such as NAC Fokker F27s, NAC Vickers Viscount, culminating with NAC's Boeing 737-200 type in 1975.
- A fully covered baggage carousel was commissioned in 2001.
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
- The passenger terminal facilities have developed around a striking permanent 'Festival of Britain' two-level structure built in 1963, which features a distinctive lozenge-shaped roof and fully glazed airside walls giving great views of the runway from the upper deck.
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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 furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
Facts about Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE):
- The furthest airport from Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (meaning Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) WSW of KWE.
- Guiyang airport in 2010 exceeded its design capacity of 5 million passengers.
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport", other names for KWE include "贵阳龙洞堡国际机场" and "Guìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport handled 7,339,229 passengers last year.
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is an airport serving Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province in southwestern China.
- in 2011, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 7,339,229 passengers.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.14 miles (56.55 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 96.22 miles (154.85 km) ENE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 97.41 miles (156.77 km) NNE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 98.29 miles (158.19 km) NNE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 121.61 miles (195.72 km) N | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 125.17 miles (201.43 km) NNE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 166.68 miles (268.25 km) NE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 194.39 miles (312.84 km) NNE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 203.04 miles (326.76 km) NE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 203.25 miles (327.10 km) NNE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) NNE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 242.57 miles (390.37 km) NE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 287.38 miles (462.50 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 288.63 miles (464.50 km) NE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 307.60 miles (495.04 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,167.66 miles (19,581.90 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,145.53 miles (19,546.29 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,110.66 miles (19,490.17 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,097.77 miles (19,469.42 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) NW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 12,089.85 miles (19,456.69 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 12,069.43 miles (19,423.82 km) WNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 8 | 12,067.79 miles (19,421.18 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 9 | 12,066.59 miles (19,419.24 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 10 | 12,060.69 miles (19,409.75 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,060.19 miles (19,408.95 km) NNW | Bantry Aerodrome (BYT) | Bantry, County Cork, Ireland | |
| 12 | 12,049.02 miles (19,390.97 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 13 | 12,039.79 miles (19,376.11 km) WNW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 14 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.40 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,037.99 miles (19,373.22 km) WNW | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.55 miles (97.44 km) WSW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 2 | 73.67 miles (118.56 km) N | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) ENE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 104.06 miles (167.47 km) SE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 106.31 miles (171.09 km) WNW | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 133.54 miles (214.91 km) SSE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 146.21 miles (235.30 km) E | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 179.95 miles (289.59 km) ENE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 181.66 miles (292.36 km) NNW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 189.06 miles (304.26 km) ENE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) S | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 195.28 miles (314.27 km) WNW | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 208.51 miles (335.57 km) NW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 219.97 miles (354.01 km) N | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 221.01 miles (355.68 km) ESE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.82 miles (19,755.97 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,257.40 miles (19,726.32 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,223.75 miles (19,672.18 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,173.61 miles (19,591.47 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,162.13 miles (19,573.01 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,114.63 miles (19,496.56 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,048.05 miles (19,389.40 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,999.53 miles (19,311.33 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,982.47 miles (19,283.87 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,981.99 miles (19,283.10 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,980.14 miles (19,280.11 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,959.12 miles (19,246.30 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,942.14 miles (19,218.97 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,941.73 miles (19,218.30 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,936.76 miles (19,210.31 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |