Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Jining, Shandong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), Jining, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,054 miles (or 11,352 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Jining Qufu 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Jining Qufu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
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Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNG / ZLJN |
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Location: | Jining, Shandong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°17'34"N by 116°20'48"E |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JNG |
More Information: | JNG Maps & Info |
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The airport opened on 7 April 1930, after King Alfonso XIII signed a royal order announcing that the military air force installations on the Bay of Gando would become a civilian airfield.
- On 18 February 1988, Binter Canarias announced that the airline's main base was to be established at Gran Canaria.
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- In December 2010, low cost carrier Ryanair announced the opening of 3 new bases on the Canary Islands.
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- There is an airbase of the Spanish Air Force to the east of the runways.
Facts about Jining Qufu Airport (JNG):
- In addition to being known as "Jining Qufu Airport", other names for JNG include "济宁曲阜机场", "Jìníng Qūfù Jīchǎng" and "ZSJG".
- The furthest airport from Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is nearly antipodal to Jining Qufu Airport (meaning Jining Qufu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Pico Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina.
- Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of JNG.