Nonstop flight route between Guiyang, Guizhou, China and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W)
Distance from KWE to COS:
7,484.58 miles (12,045.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), Guiyang, Guizhou, China and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,485 miles (or 12,045 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 Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWE / ZUGY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'18"N by 106°48'2"E |
| Area Served: | Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3737 feet (1,139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWE |
| More Information: | KWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COS / KCOS |
| Airport Name: | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'20"N by 104°42'2"W |
| Area Served: | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6187 feet (1,886 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COS |
| More Information: | COS Maps & Info |
Facts about Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE):
- The furthest airport from Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (meaning Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport", other names for KWE include "贵阳龙洞堡国际机场" and "Guìyáng Lóngdòngbǎo Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) WSW of KWE.
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport handled 7,339,229 passengers last year.
- in 2011, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 7,339,229 passengers.
- Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS):
- Because of City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,187 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at COS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make COS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) is United States Air Force Academy (AFF), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of COS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.55 miles (97.44 km) WSW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China |     |
| 2 | 73.67 miles (118.56 km) N | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) ENE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 104.06 miles (167.47 km) SE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 106.31 miles (171.09 km) WNW | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 133.54 miles (214.91 km) SSE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 146.21 miles (235.30 km) E | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 179.95 miles (289.59 km) ENE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 181.66 miles (292.36 km) NNW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 189.06 miles (304.26 km) ENE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) S | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 195.28 miles (314.27 km) WNW | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 208.51 miles (335.57 km) NW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 219.97 miles (354.01 km) N | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 221.01 miles (355.68 km) ESE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,275.82 miles (19,755.97 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,257.40 miles (19,726.32 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,223.75 miles (19,672.18 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,173.61 miles (19,591.47 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,162.13 miles (19,573.01 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,114.63 miles (19,496.56 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,048.05 miles (19,389.40 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,999.53 miles (19,311.33 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,982.47 miles (19,283.87 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,981.99 miles (19,283.10 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,980.14 miles (19,280.11 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,959.12 miles (19,246.30 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,942.14 miles (19,218.97 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,941.73 miles (19,218.30 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,936.76 miles (19,210.31 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.30 miles (24.63 km) NNW | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) SSE | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 53.40 miles (85.93 km) N | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 72.97 miles (117.43 km) N | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 75.02 miles (120.73 km) WSW | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) NNW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 89.72 miles (144.39 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 91.35 miles (147.01 km) WNW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 108.63 miles (174.83 km) S | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 112.80 miles (181.53 km) N | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 113.95 miles (183.38 km) SW | San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 114.93 miles (184.96 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 119.90 miles (192.97 km) WNW | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 120.19 miles (193.42 km) ESE | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 121.87 miles (196.13 km) W | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,940.13 miles (17,606.39 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,790.46 miles (17,365.52 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,749.80 miles (17,300.09 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,730.51 miles (17,269.04 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,533.44 miles (16,951.89 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,430.67 miles (16,786.49 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,407.50 miles (16,749.21 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,382.93 miles (16,709.66 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,324.82 miles (16,616.14 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,290.47 miles (16,560.86 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,273.51 miles (16,533.58 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,246.39 miles (16,489.92 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,225.11 miles (16,455.68 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,215.93 miles (16,440.90 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,214.80 miles (16,439.08 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |