Nonstop flight route between Kashgar, Xinjiang, China and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kashgar Airport (KHG), Kashgar, Xinjiang, China and Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,811 miles (or 10,962 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 Kashgar Airport and Western Nebraska Regional 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 Kashgar Airport and Western Nebraska Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHG / ZWSH |
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| Location: | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°32'35"N by 76°1'11"E |
| Area Served: | Kashgar |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4529 feet (1,380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHG |
| More Information: | KHG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFF / KBFF |
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| Location: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°52'26"N by 103°35'44"W |
| Area Served: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3967 feet (1,209 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFF |
| More Information: | BFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kashgar Airport (KHG):
- Kashgar Airport (KHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,526 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Kashgar Airport's high elevation of 4,529 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kashgar Airport", other names for KHG include "喀什机场" and "Kāshí Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Osh International Airport (OSS), which is located 186 miles (299 kilometers) WNW of KHG.
Facts about Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF):
- The airfield closed on December 31, 1945 and the War Department handed over control to the City of Scottsbluff in 1947.
- The furthest airport from Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport is three miles east of Scottsbluff, in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.
- The closest airport to Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of BFF.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,608 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 9,221 in 2009 and 9,864 in 2010.
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 1,806 acres at an elevation of 3,967 feet.
- Western Airlines DC-3s were at Scottsbluff by 1945 and United appeared in 1953-54.
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport opened in 1934.
- In addition to being known as "Western Nebraska Regional Airport", other names for BFF include "William B. Heilig Field" and "(former Scottsbluff Army Airfield)".
