Nonstop flight route between Guilin, Guangxi, China and Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL), Guilin, Guangxi, China and Mercedes Airport (MDX), Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,657 miles (or 18,760 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 Guilin Liangjiang International Airport and Mercedes 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 Guilin Liangjiang International Airport and Mercedes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWL / ZGKL |
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Location: | Guilin, Guangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°13'5"N by 110°2'21"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 571 feet (174 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWL |
More Information: | KWL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDX / SATM |
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Location: | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°13'8"S by 58°5'13"W |
Area Served: | Mercedes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDX |
More Information: | MDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL):
- In addition to being known as "Guilin Liangjiang International Airport", other names for KWL include "Gveilinz Unggyangh Gozci Gihcangz桂林两江国际机场" and "Guìlín Liǎngjiāng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- In 2010, Guilin Liangjiang International Airport was the 29th busiest airport in China with 5,259,260 passengers.
- Guilin Liangjiang International Airport handled 5,489,481 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) is Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), which is nearly antipodal to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (meaning Guilin Liangjiang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in El Salvador, Chile.
- Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) is Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SSW of KWL.
- Because of Guilin Liangjiang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 571 feet, planes can take off or land at Guilin Liangjiang International 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.
- During World War II, the airport was known as Kweilin Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
Facts about Mercedes Airport (MDX):
- Because of Mercedes Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Mercedes 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 Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), which is nearly antipodal to Mercedes Airport (meaning Mercedes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ningbo Lishe International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Mercedes Airport", other names for MDX include "Mercedes Airport (Mercedes)" and "Aeropuerto Mercedes".
- The closest airport to Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) S of MDX.
- Mercedes Airport (MDX) currently has only 1 runway.