Nonstop flight route between Jinchang, Gansu, China and Sacramento, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC), Jinchang, Gansu, China and Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR), Sacramento, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,433 miles (or 10,353 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 Jinchang Jinchuan Airport and Sacramento Mather 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 Jinchang Jinchuan Airport and Sacramento Mather Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIC / ZLJC |
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| Location: | Jinchang, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'30"N by 102°20'52"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIC |
| More Information: | JIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHR / KMHR |
| Airport Name: | Sacramento Mather Airport |
| Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°33'14"N by 121°17'50"W |
| Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Sacramento County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHR |
| More Information: | MHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC):
- The closest airport to Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) is Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NW of JIC.
- The furthest airport from Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) is Pichoy Airport (ZAL), which is nearly antipodal to Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (meaning Jinchang Jinchuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pichoy Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,602 kilometers) away in Valdivia, Chile.
- Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jinchang Jinchuan Airport", other names for JIC include "金昌金川机场" and "Jīnchāng Jīnchuān Jīchǎng".
Facts about Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR):
- Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) has 2 runways.
- Sacramento Mather Airport covers an area of 2,875 acres at an elevation of 99 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NW of MHR.
- On February 17, 2000 an Emery Worldwide DC-8 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from this airport.
- Because of Sacramento Mather Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento Mather 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 furthest airport from Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
