Nonstop flight route between La Serena, Chile and Changde, Hunan, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Florida Airport (LSC), La Serena, Chile and Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), Changde, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,253 miles (or 19,719 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 La Florida Airport and Changde Taohuayuan 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 La Florida Airport and Changde Taohuayuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between LSC and CGD makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between La Florida Airport and Changde Taohuayuan Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between LSC and CGD are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from La Serena, Chile and Changde, Hunan, China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between LSC and CGD!

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Facts about La Florida Airport (LSC):

• Because of La Florida Airport's relatively low elevation of 481 feet, planes can take off or land at La Florida 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 La Florida Airport (LSC) is Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), which is nearly antipodal to La Florida Airport (meaning La Florida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Qianjiang, Chongqing, China.
• La Florida Airport (LSC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to La Florida Airport (LSC) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is located 187 miles (301 kilometers) NNE of LSC.

Facts about Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD):

• The closest airport to Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) is Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) W of CGD.
• The furthest airport from Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is nearly antipodal to Changde Taohuayuan Airport (meaning Changde Taohuayuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,855 kilometers) away in La Rioja, Argentina.