Nonstop flight route between Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and Hami City, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia and Hami Airport (HMI), Hami City, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,068 miles (or 9,765 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 Lightning Ridge Airport and Hami 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 Lightning Ridge Airport and Hami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHG / YLRD | 
| Airport Name: | Lightning Ridge Airport | 
| Location: | Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Walgett Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LHG | 
| More Information: | LHG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMI / ZWHM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'33"N by 93°40'9"E | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 2703 feet (824 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HMI | 
| More Information: | HMI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):
- Because of Lightning Ridge Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Lightning Ridge 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 Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,784 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Collarenebri Airport (CRB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of LHG.
- Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.
Facts about Hami Airport (HMI):
- The closest airport to Hami Airport (HMI) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 194 miles (313 kilometers) SSE of HMI.
- In addition to being known as "Hami Airport", other names for HMI include "哈密机场" and "Hāmì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Hami Airport (HMI) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.




