Nonstop flight route between Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China and Riga, Latvia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China and Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,658 miles (or 7,497 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 Jingdezhen Luojia Airport and Riga International 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 Jingdezhen Luojia Airport and Riga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ):

• The closest airport to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) W of JDZ.
• Because of Jingdezhen Luojia Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Jingdezhen Luojia 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jingdezhen Luojia Airport", other names for JDZ include "景德镇罗家机场" and "Jǐngdézhèn Luōjiā Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (meaning Jingdezhen Luojia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):

• The furthest airport from Riga International Airport (RIX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,169 miles (17,975 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 2006, the new north terminal extension was opened.
• Because of Riga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Riga 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.
• Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".
• As the Latvian government may be backing out of the state-financed plan to build the 20 million passenger capable terminal, airBaltic is now planning, by 2014, to build for its own exclusive use a second terminal which can handle 40 planes and 5000 passengers per hour, equivalent to about 7.5 million passengers per year, located next to the current terminal, while leaving the current terminal for all other airlines to use.
• The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.
• Renovation and modernization of the airport was completed in 2001, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city.