Nonstop flight route between Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN), Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,874 miles (or 9,453 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 Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JJN / ZSQZ |
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Location: | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°47'56"N by 118°35'21"E |
Area Served: | Quanzhou, Fujian, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JJN |
More Information: | JJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Facts about Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN):
- The closest airport to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) is Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSW of JJN.
- Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (meaning Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,240 miles (19,698 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport", other names for JJN include "泉州晋江机场" and "Quánzhōu Jìnjiāng Jīchǎng".
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- As the Navy embraced the value of aviation, the aircraft carrier was added to its inventory.
- In 1954 the fixed wing aircraft had been joined by a flight of Bristol Sycamore helicopters for Search and Rescue duties.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 18 July 2011 Defence Secretary Liam Fox announced that RAF Leuchars would close, whilst RAF Lossiemouth in Moray would be spared as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
- Leuchars was home to the last squadron of Panavia Tornado F3s, No.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
- The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.