Nonstop flight route between Jiayuguan, Gansu, China and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from JGN to AXU:
3,990.18 miles (6,421.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jiayuguan Airport (JGN), Jiayuguan, Gansu, China and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,990 miles (or 6,422 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 Jiayuguan Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Jiayuguan Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGN / ZLJQ |
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| Location: | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E |
| Area Served: | Jiayuguan and Jiuquan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JGN |
| More Information: | JGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Jiayuguan Airport (JGN):
- Because of Jiayuguan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JGN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JGN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Jiayuguan Airport", other names for JGN include "嘉峪关机场" and "Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jiayuguan Airport (meaning Jiayuguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) ESE of JGN.
- Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Axum Airport, also known as Emperor Yohannes IV Airport, is an airport serving Axum, a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 144.45 miles (232.47 km) ESE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China |     |
| 2 | 181.51 miles (292.12 km) ESE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 188.10 miles (302.71 km) W | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 203.72 miles (327.85 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 5 | 232.94 miles (374.87 km) ESE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 6 | 305.42 miles (491.53 km) SE | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 7 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) SW | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 8 | 318.14 miles (512.00 km) NW | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 367.98 miles (592.20 km) SE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 10 | 367.98 miles (592.20 km) SE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 395.90 miles (637.13 km) E | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 399.63 miles (643.14 km) ESE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 13 | 421.13 miles (677.75 km) SE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 14 | 444.43 miles (715.24 km) E | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 15 | 448.88 miles (722.40 km) E | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,002.63 miles (19,316.30 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,989.28 miles (19,294.82 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,988.52 miles (19,293.60 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,981.38 miles (19,282.12 km) W | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,980.48 miles (19,280.67 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,976.94 miles (19,274.97 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,974.92 miles (19,271.71 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,948.91 miles (19,229.85 km) W | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,926.47 miles (19,193.74 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,925.26 miles (19,191.80 km) W | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,924.70 miles (19,190.89 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,916.98 miles (19,178.47 km) W | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,889.04 miles (19,133.50 km) WSW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,879.76 miles (19,118.57 km) W | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,878.27 miles (19,116.18 km) WSW | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |