Nonstop flight route between Kinmen, Taiwan and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(24°25'40"N by 118°21'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W)
Distance from KNH to MOB:
8,241.04 miles (13,262.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH), Kinmen, Taiwan and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,241 miles (or 13,263 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) and Mobile 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) and Mobile 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: | KNH / RCBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kinmen, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°25'40"N by 118°21'33"E |
| Area Served: | Kinmen, Fuchien |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNH |
| More Information: | KNH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH):
- Because of Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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 Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of KNH.
- The furthest airport from Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (meaning Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)", other names for KNH include "金門航空站金門尚義機場" and "Jīnmén HángkōngzhànJīnmén Shàngyì Jīchǎng".
- Kinmen Airport or Shang Yi Airport is a civilian airport serving Kinmen, Fujian Province, Republic of China.
- Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) currently has only 1 runway.
- A 2,580-metre connecting road links to a highway leading to two townships.
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- American Airlines served Mobile with Boeing 727-200s in the mid 1980s.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- Mobile Regional Airport covers an area of 1,717 acres at an elevation of 219 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport is also home to U.S.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces used Mobile Regional Airport.
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The MC Farmer Terminal was completed in 1985.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.62 miles (26.75 km) WNW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China |     |
| 2 | 29.44 miles (47.38 km) NNE | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 3 | 99.87 miles (160.73 km) SE | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 102.80 miles (165.45 km) SE | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 5 | 107.33 miles (172.72 km) SE | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 6 | 131.70 miles (211.94 km) WSW | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 132.26 miles (212.86 km) NE | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 8 | 132.69 miles (213.54 km) NW | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 9 | 140.19 miles (225.61 km) W | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 142.80 miles (229.81 km) E | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 142.80 miles (229.81 km) E | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 145.22 miles (233.71 km) ESE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 155.14 miles (249.67 km) SE | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 155.88 miles (250.86 km) NE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 179.62 miles (289.07 km) SE | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.91 miles (19,730.36 km) SSW | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,251.84 miles (19,717.38 km) SE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,245.37 miles (19,706.96 km) ESE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,232.64 miles (19,686.47 km) ESE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,223.82 miles (19,672.29 km) SE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,219.51 miles (19,665.34 km) E | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,194.07 miles (19,624.40 km) E | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,190.56 miles (19,618.76 km) WSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,184.57 miles (19,609.11 km) WSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,173.41 miles (19,591.15 km) SW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,172.35 miles (19,589.45 km) WSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 12 | 12,169.29 miles (19,584.52 km) SW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 12,164.14 miles (19,576.24 km) SE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,161.78 miles (19,572.44 km) SW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,158.85 miles (19,567.72 km) SE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) ESE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) SW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 41.75 miles (67.19 km) ESE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) SE | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) WSW | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 52.99 miles (85.28 km) WSW | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) ESE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) ESE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) ESE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) NW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) E | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) NE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) NW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) NW | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 102.25 miles (164.56 km) E | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,117.92 miles (17,892.51 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,071.02 miles (17,817.04 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,066.11 miles (17,809.14 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,058.53 miles (17,796.94 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,056.19 miles (17,793.17 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,042.03 miles (17,770.38 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,041.07 miles (17,768.84 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,033.35 miles (17,756.42 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,026.67 miles (17,745.66 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,013.66 miles (17,724.72 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,008.12 miles (17,715.81 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.59 miles (17,708.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,997.89 miles (17,699.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,983.27 miles (17,675.81 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |