Nonstop flight route between Qianjiang, Chongqing, China and St. Louis, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), Qianjiang, Chongqing, China and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,561 miles (or 12,168 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 Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport and Lambert–St. Louis International 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 Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ):

• The closest airport to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NE of JIQ.
• The furthest airport from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (meaning Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport", other names for JIQ include "黔江武陵山机场", "Qiánjiāng Wǔlíngshān Jīchǎng" and "ZUQJ".

Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• In June 1920, the Aero Club of St.
• During 2008, Lambert's position as an American Airlines hub faced further pressure due to increased fuel costs and softened demand because of a depressed economy.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis International 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.
• Named for Albert Bond Lambert, an Olympic medalist and prominent St.
• In 1925, the airport became home to Naval Air Station St.
• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Ozark Airlines established its only hub at Lambert in the late 1950s.
• Lambert again grew in importance for TWA after the airline declared bankruptcy in 1993 and moved its headquarters to St.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.