Nonstop flight route between Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG), Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,288 miles (or 8,510 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 Jersey Airport and Hanzhong Xiguan 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 Jersey Airport and Hanzhong Xiguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):

• Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines and Capital Trading Aviation.
• Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club.
• The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 5,560 ft in 1976.
• Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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.
• Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.
• Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Facts about Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG):

• In addition to being known as "Hanzhong Xiguan Airport", other names for HZG include "汉中西关机场" and "Hànzhōng Xiguān Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) is Guangyuan Airport (GYS), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WSW of HZG.
• 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.
• During World War II, the airport was known as Hanchung Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
• Hanzhong Xiguan Airport is an airport serving the city of Hanzhong in Shaanxi Province, China.