Nonstop flight route between Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Jiayuguan, Gansu, China:
Departure Airport:
(48°22'9"N by 7°49'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E)
Distance from LHA to JGN:
4,261.46 miles (6,858.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Black Forest Airport (LHA), Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Jiayuguan Airport (JGN), Jiayuguan, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,261 miles (or 6,858 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 Black Forest Airport and Jiayuguan 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 Black Forest Airport and Jiayuguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHA / EDTL |
| Airport Name: | Black Forest Airport |
| Location: | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°22'9"N by 7°49'39"E |
| Area Served: | Lahr, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Lahrer Flugbetriebs GmbH & Co. KG |
| Airport Type: | Commercial |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LHA |
| More Information: | LHA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGN / ZLJQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E |
| Area Served: | Jiayuguan and Jiuquan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JGN |
| More Information: | JGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Black Forest Airport (LHA):
- The closest airport to Black Forest Airport (LHA) is Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NW of LHA.
- Black Forest Airport (LHA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Black Forest Airport (LHA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Black Forest Airport (meaning Black Forest Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,061 miles (19,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Jiayuguan Airport (JGN):
- The closest airport to Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) ESE of JGN.
- Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jiayuguan Airport", other names for JGN include "嘉峪关机场" and "Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jiayuguan Airport (meaning Jiayuguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- Because of Jiayuguan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JGN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JGN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.86 miles (23.91 km) NW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France |     |
| 2 | 28.02 miles (45.09 km) SW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 3 | 30.61 miles (49.26 km) NNE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 4 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) SSW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) SSW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 6 | 61.22 miles (98.53 km) NNW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 7 | 66.93 miles (107.71 km) NNW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) ENE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) ENE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 10 | 70.86 miles (114.05 km) SSE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 74.95 miles (120.63 km) N | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 77.59 miles (124.87 km) SW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 13 | 80.10 miles (128.91 km) N | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 14 | 80.91 miles (130.22 km) W | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 15 | 82.35 miles (132.53 km) NNE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,060.91 miles (19,410.11 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,651.06 miles (18,750.51 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,636.32 miles (18,726.80 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,635.53 miles (18,725.52 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,629.97 miles (18,716.58 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,623.55 miles (18,706.24 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,618.08 miles (18,697.43 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,616.53 miles (18,694.94 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,611.54 miles (18,686.92 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,610.75 miles (18,685.64 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,608.18 miles (18,681.51 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,605.64 miles (18,677.42 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,598.48 miles (18,665.90 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,593.39 miles (18,657.71 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,578.64 miles (18,633.96 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 144.45 miles (232.47 km) ESE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 181.51 miles (292.12 km) ESE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 188.10 miles (302.71 km) W | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 203.72 miles (327.85 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 5 | 232.94 miles (374.87 km) ESE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 6 | 305.42 miles (491.53 km) SE | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 7 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) SW | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 8 | 318.14 miles (512.00 km) NW | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 367.98 miles (592.20 km) SE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 10 | 367.98 miles (592.20 km) SE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 395.90 miles (637.13 km) E | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 399.63 miles (643.14 km) ESE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 13 | 421.13 miles (677.75 km) SE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 14 | 444.43 miles (715.24 km) E | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 15 | 448.88 miles (722.40 km) E | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,002.63 miles (19,316.30 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,989.28 miles (19,294.82 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,988.52 miles (19,293.60 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,981.38 miles (19,282.12 km) W | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,980.48 miles (19,280.67 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,976.94 miles (19,274.97 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,974.92 miles (19,271.71 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,948.91 miles (19,229.85 km) W | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,926.47 miles (19,193.74 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,925.26 miles (19,191.80 km) W | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,924.70 miles (19,190.89 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,916.98 miles (19,178.47 km) W | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,889.04 miles (19,133.50 km) WSW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,879.76 miles (19,118.57 km) W | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,878.27 miles (19,116.18 km) WSW | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |