Nonstop flight route between Kashgar, Xinjiang, China and Iowa City, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kashgar Airport (KHG), Kashgar, Xinjiang, China and Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW), Iowa City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,774 miles (or 10,901 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 Iowa City Municipal 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 Iowa City Municipal 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: | IOW / KIOW |
Airport Name: | Iowa City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Iowa City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°38'21"N by 91°32'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | Jet Air Inc |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IOW |
More Information: | IOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kashgar Airport (KHG):
- 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.
- Kashgar Airport (KHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW):
- Because of Iowa City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Iowa City Municipal 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 closest airport to Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) is The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of IOW.
- Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,895 miles (17,534 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- There is an airport terminal building, an aircraft maintenance shop, two corporate hangar buildings, a multi-plane hangar with attached office area, and five buildings with 60 individual hangars.