Nonstop flight route between Jiayuguan, Gansu, China and Dodge City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jiayuguan Airport (JGN), Jiayuguan, Gansu, China and Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC), Dodge City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,950 miles (or 11,184 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 Dodge City Regional 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 Dodge City Regional 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: | DDC / KDDC |
Airport Name: | Dodge City Regional Airport |
Location: | Dodge City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'47"N by 99°57'56"W |
Area Served: | Dodge City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dodge City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2594 feet (791 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DDC |
More Information: | DDC Maps & Info |
Facts about Jiayuguan Airport (JGN):
- The closest airport to Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- 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.
- Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jiayuguan Airport", other names for JGN include "嘉峪关机场" and "Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng".
Facts about Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC):
- The closest airport to Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) is Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of DDC.
- The furthest airport from Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,840 miles (17,445 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC) has 2 runways.