Nonstop flight route between Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China and Salinas, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG), Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China and Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), Salinas, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,534 miles (or 12,124 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 Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base, 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 Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHG / ZPJH |
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Location: | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'26"N by 100°45'34"E |
Area Served: | Jinghong |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1815 feet (553 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JHG |
More Information: | JHG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNS / KSNS |
Airport Name: | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base |
Location: | Salinas, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°39'46"N by 121°36'23"W |
Area Served: | Salinas, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salinas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNS |
More Information: | SNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG):
- Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS):
- The closest airport to Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) is Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of SNS.
- Initially, IV Air Support Command used Salinas as a training base for photo-reconnaissance units.
- Until 1962 United Airlines had one Convair each way a day, but when they left no one replaced them and SNS has rarely appeared in the Airline Guide since.
- Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) has 3 runways.
- The airfield opened in late 1941 as Salinas Army Air Field.
- The furthest airport from Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,387 miles (18,326 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The move of the Army Air Forces Night Fighter School to Hammer Field, California dictated the move of the 360th Fighter Group to Santa Maria AAF in January 1944.
- Because of Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base 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 September, the field was transferred to IV Fighter Command, which assigned the 360th Fighter Group as a P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit.