Nonstop flight route between Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China and Yacuiba, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China and Yacuiba Airport (BYC), Yacuiba, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,150 miles (or 19,554 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 Ganzhou Huangjin Airport and Yacuiba 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 Ganzhou Huangjin Airport and Yacuiba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between KOW and BYC makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Ganzhou Huangjin Airport and Yacuiba Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between KOW and BYC are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China and Yacuiba, Bolivia by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between KOW and BYC!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOW / ZSGZ |
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Location: | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°51'6"N by 114°46'36"E |
Area Served: | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOW |
More Information: | KOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYC / SLYA |
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Location: | Yacuiba, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°57'38"S by 63°39'6"W |
Area Served: | Yacuíba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2116 feet (645 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYC |
More Information: | BYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW):
- Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (meaning Ganzhou Huangjin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,904 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) N of KOW.
- In addition to being known as "Ganzhou Huangjin Airport", other names for KOW include "赣州黄金机场" and "Gànzhōu Huángjīn Jīchǎng".
Facts about Yacuiba Airport (BYC):
- The closest airport to Yacuiba Airport (BYC) is Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of BYC.
- The furthest airport from Yacuiba Airport (BYC) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Yacuiba Airport (meaning Yacuiba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- Yacuiba Airport (BYC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yacuiba Airport", another name for BYC is "Aeropuerto Yacuiba".