Nonstop flight route between Nanchang, Jiangxi, China and Sumter, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), Nanchang, Jiangxi, China and Shaw Air Force Base (SSC), Sumter, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,965 miles (or 12,819 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 Nanchang Changbei International Airport and Shaw Air Force Base, 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 Nanchang Changbei International Airport and Shaw Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN):

• Nanchang Public Transport Corporation operates two airport routes from the city.
• The furthest airport from Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) is Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), which is nearly antipodal to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (meaning Nanchang Changbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
• The closest airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) N of KHN.
• Nanchang Changbei International Airport handled 6,018,223 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Nanchang Changbei International Airport", other names for KHN include "南昌昌北国际机场" and "Nánchāng Chāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Because of Nanchang Changbei International Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanchang Changbei 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.
• Airport Public Bus Route 1 serves between Nanchang Railway Station and the airport, with stops along Bayi Avenue, Yangming Avenue and Lushan Avenue north of Gan River.
• Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Shaw Air Force Base (SSC):

• On 23 September 1949 the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was transferred to the 20th from the 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Langley AFB Virginia.
• The closest airport to Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Sumter Airport (SUM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) ENE of SSC.
• Jurisdiction of Shaw was again transferred to Tactical Air Command on 23 March 1946.
• The 363d TFW received its first F-16 on 26 March 1982.
• On March 23, 1953, the 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Group was activated at Shaw.
• Shaw Air Force Base is named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lieutenant Ervin David Shaw.
• On 1 April 1951, the 363d TRW was transferred to Shaw from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia The 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing would remain at Shaw, under various designations, for the next 43 years.
• The squadrons flew the P-61 Black Widow in Europe with Ninth Air Force during World War II, and were reassigned back to the United States after the end of hostilities.
• The furthest airport from Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,545 miles (18,580 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.