Nonstop flight route between Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China and Santa Monica, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG), Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,788 miles (or 12,534 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 Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport and Santa Monica 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 Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG):

• Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,871 miles (19,104 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
• The closest airport to Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) SSE of JHG.
• In addition to being known as "Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport", other names for JHG include "西双版纳嘎洒机场" and "Xishuāngbǎnnà Gāsǎ jīchǎng".

Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):

• Airport Park opened as an 8.3-acre public park on non-aviation lands at the southeast corner of the Airport.
• Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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 closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
• In addition, there are numerous recommended noise abatement procedures and limitations that have been incorporated into the Airport’s Fly Neighborly Program and included in the program’s outreach materials.
• The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
• The airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
• Originally Clover Field, after World War I aviator 2nd lieutenant Greayer "Grubby" Clover, the airport was the home of the Douglas Aircraft company.