Nonstop flight route between Burqin County, Xinjiang, China and Akureyri, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kanas Airport (KJI), Burqin County, Xinjiang, China and Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,631 miles (or 5,844 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 Kanas Airport and Akureyri 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 Kanas Airport and Akureyri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJI / ZWKN | 
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| Location: | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°13'15"N by 86°59'53"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3898 feet (1,188 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KJI | 
| More Information: | KJI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR | 
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Akureyri | 
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY | 
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kanas Airport (KJI):
- The furthest airport from Kanas Airport (KJI) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Kanas Airport", other names for KJI include "喀纳斯机场" and "Kānàsī Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Kanas Airport (KJI) is Altay Airport (AAT), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) ESE of KJI.
 
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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 furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - In 1997 The domestic division of Icelandair merged with Flugfélag Norðurlands to form Flugfélag Íslands or Air Iceland as it is called in English.
 - The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
 - In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
 - Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
 
