Nonstop flight route between Guilin, Guangxi, China and Polacca, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL), Guilin, Guangxi, China and Polacca Airport (PXL), Polacca, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,463 miles (or 12,010 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 Polacca 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 Polacca 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: | PXL / |
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Location: | Polacca, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°47'30"N by 110°25'23"W |
Area Served: | Polacca, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | The Hopi Tribe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5573 feet (1,699 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PXL |
More Information: | PXL Maps & Info |
Facts about Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (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.
- Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) is Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SSW of 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".
- Guilin Liangjiang International Airport handled 5,489,481 passengers last year.
- 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 Polacca Airport (PXL):
- In addition to being known as "Polacca Airport", another name for PXL is "P10".
- The closest airport to Polacca Airport (PXL) is Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSW of PXL.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The furthest airport from Polacca Airport (PXL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,266 miles (18,131 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Polacca Airport (PXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Polacca Airport's high elevation of 5,573 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PXL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PXL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Polacca Airport covers an area of 50 acres at an elevation of 5,573 feet above mean sea level.