Nonstop flight route between Kunming, Yunnan, China and Shelby, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), Kunming, Yunnan, China and Shelby Airport (SBX), Shelby, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,912 miles (or 11,124 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 Kunming Changshui International Airport and Shelby 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 Kunming Changshui International Airport and Shelby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMG / ZPPP |
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Location: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°6'6"N by 102°55'45"E |
Area Served: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6900 feet (2,103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMG |
More Information: | KMG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBX / KSBX |
Airport Name: | Shelby Airport |
Location: | Shelby, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'26"N by 111°52'15"W |
Area Served: | Shelby, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Toole County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3443 feet (1,049 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBX |
More Information: | SBX Maps & Info |
Facts about Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG):
- In addition to being known as "Kunming Changshui International Airport", other names for KMG include "昆明长水国际机场" and "Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Kunming Changshui International Airport (meaning Kunming Changshui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,353 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Because of Kunming Changshui International Airport's high elevation of 6,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Kunming Changshui International Airport is the primary airport serving Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China.
- The airport is the terminus of Line 6 of the Kunming Metro, which opened on the same day as the airport.
- The closest airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) SE of KMG.
- Construction began in 2009 and at the time was reported to be named the Zheng He International Airport.
- Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) has 2 runways.
Facts about Shelby Airport (SBX):
- Shelby Airport (SBX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Shelby Airport (SBX) is Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of SBX.
- The furthest airport from Shelby Airport (SBX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,449 miles (16,816 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.