Nonstop flight route between Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN), Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,905 miles (or 11,113 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 King Shaka International, 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 King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN):

• Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport", other names for JJN include "泉州晋江机场" and "Quánzhōu Jìnjiāng Jīchǎng".
• 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.

Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):

• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• The check-in concourse, located on the upper floor, contains 72 check-in counters and 18 self-service kiosks, as well as ticket offices for the various airlines operating out of the airport.
• Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
• King Shaka International Airport was first conceptualised in the 1970s, with construction beginning in 1973.
• The final obstacle was a delay in the approval of the project's Environmental Impact Assessment by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
• King Shaka International Airport, also known as La Mercy Airport, and abbreviated KSIA, is the primary airport serving Durban, South Africa.
• Neighbouring communities are Tongaat to the north-west, Verulam to the south-west, and Umdloti to the south-east.
• Mount Moreland, a small community located 2.6 km south of the airport, is an important roosting site for the European Barn Swallow.
• The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• In response to the study, ACSA contracted De-Tect Inc.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.