Nonstop flight route between Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom and Yichun, Jiangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°48'11"N by 114°18'29"E)
Distance from LSI to YIC:
5,374.09 miles (8,648.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom and Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), Yichun, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,374 miles (or 8,649 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 Sumburgh Airport and Yichun Mingyueshan 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 Sumburgh Airport and Yichun Mingyueshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSI / EGPB |
| Airport Name: | Sumburgh Airport |
| Location: | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W |
| Area Served: | Shetland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSI |
| More Information: | LSI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°48'11"N by 114°18'29"E |
| Area Served: | Yichun, Jiangxi, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIC |
| More Information: | YIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sumburgh Airport (LSI):
- Because of Sumburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumburgh 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.
- HIAL receives subsidies from the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and is sponsored by the Transport Directorate which is one of the Finance and Sustainable Growth Directorates of the Scottish Government.
- The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
- The furthest airport from Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) has 2 runways.
Facts about Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC):
- The closest airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of YIC.
- The furthest airport from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is nearly antipodal to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (meaning Yichun Mingyueshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Yichun Mingyueshan Airport", other names for YIC include "宜春明月山机场", "Yíchūn Míngyuèshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSYC".
- Because of Yichun Mingyueshan Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yichun Mingyueshan 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.53 miles (34.64 km) N | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 26.64 miles (42.88 km) SSW | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 38.10 miles (61.31 km) N | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.58 miles (100.72 km) SW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 68.90 miles (110.88 km) SW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) SW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 85.20 miles (137.11 km) SW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 117.12 miles (188.48 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 167.22 miles (269.11 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 174.27 miles (280.45 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 187.94 miles (302.46 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 189.38 miles (304.77 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 212.73 miles (342.35 km) WSW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 226.08 miles (363.83 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 15 | 230.28 miles (370.60 km) E | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,441.90 miles (18,413.91 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,414.15 miles (18,369.24 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,411.56 miles (18,365.08 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,359.29 miles (18,280.96 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,352.48 miles (18,270.00 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,330.43 miles (18,234.52 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,318.36 miles (18,215.09 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,316.25 miles (18,211.69 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,308.08 miles (18,198.55 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,295.67 miles (18,178.57 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,294.80 miles (18,177.17 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,276.30 miles (18,147.40 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,274.97 miles (18,145.26 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,267.06 miles (18,132.54 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,245.22 miles (18,097.39 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.46 miles (113.39 km) SSE | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 71.68 miles (115.36 km) WNW | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 120.34 miles (193.67 km) WSW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 121.46 miles (195.48 km) NE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 137.91 miles (221.94 km) SSE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 146.86 miles (236.35 km) NE | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 179.59 miles (289.02 km) WNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 194.03 miles (312.26 km) WSW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 202.74 miles (326.28 km) SSW | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 203.79 miles (327.96 km) ENE | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 206.01 miles (331.53 km) N | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 210.41 miles (338.63 km) SE | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 13 | 212.82 miles (342.51 km) NW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 251.34 miles (404.50 km) WNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 253.40 miles (407.81 km) NE | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.12 miles (19,927.03 km) S | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,361.16 miles (19,893.30 km) SSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,351.58 miles (19,877.89 km) W | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,308.84 miles (19,809.11 km) SSE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,231.93 miles (19,685.34 km) S | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,204.77 miles (19,641.63 km) SSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,197.80 miles (19,630.41 km) S | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,178.63 miles (19,599.56 km) SSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,167.84 miles (19,582.19 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,165.80 miles (19,578.92 km) ESE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,148.76 miles (19,551.48 km) S | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,145.44 miles (19,546.14 km) E | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,126.23 miles (19,515.23 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,117.78 miles (19,501.64 km) ESE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,104.43 miles (19,480.15 km) SSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |