Nonstop flight route between Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Wuzhou, Guangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°27'24"N by 111°14'53"E)
Distance from LWK to WUZ:
5,538.34 miles (8,913.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ), Wuzhou, Guangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,538 miles (or 8,913 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 Tingwall Airport and Wuzhou Changzhoudao 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 Tingwall Airport and Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWK / EGET |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W |
| Area Served: | Lerwick |
| Operator/Owner: | Shetland Islands Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWK |
| More Information: | LWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUZ / ZGWZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°27'24"N by 111°14'53"E |
| Area Served: | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WUZ |
| More Information: | WUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):
- Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
- Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall 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.
- Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
Facts about Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ):
- Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) is El Loa Airport (CJC), which is nearly antipodal to Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (meaning Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Loa Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport", other names for WUZ include "梧州长洲岛机场" and "Wúzhōu Chǎngzhōudǎo Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) ESE of WUZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.74 miles (26.94 km) N | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 21.53 miles (34.64 km) S | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) SSW | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 79.93 miles (128.64 km) SW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 86.65 miles (139.44 km) SW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 87.33 miles (140.55 km) SW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 103.09 miles (165.91 km) SW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 136.33 miles (219.39 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 187.32 miles (301.46 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 194.11 miles (312.39 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 208.63 miles (335.75 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 209.37 miles (336.94 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 221.61 miles (356.65 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 14 | 225.81 miles (363.41 km) SW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 229.05 miles (368.62 km) E | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,422.48 miles (18,382.65 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,394.53 miles (18,337.67 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,391.19 miles (18,332.30 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,338.57 miles (18,247.61 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,332.28 miles (18,237.49 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,310.41 miles (18,202.29 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,298.13 miles (18,182.54 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,295.43 miles (18,178.19 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,287.49 miles (18,165.40 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,275.00 miles (18,145.30 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,274.70 miles (18,144.82 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,255.72 miles (18,114.29 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,253.84 miles (18,111.25 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,246.47 miles (18,099.39 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,224.63 miles (18,064.25 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 118.55 miles (190.79 km) ESE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 128.32 miles (206.50 km) WNW | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 130.09 miles (209.37 km) E | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 143.53 miles (230.99 km) NNW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 164.84 miles (265.28 km) SSW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 168.59 miles (271.32 km) SE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 172.44 miles (277.51 km) ESE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 172.64 miles (277.84 km) NE | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 174.45 miles (280.75 km) ESE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 10 | 181.95 miles (292.82 km) SW | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 187.34 miles (301.49 km) ESE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 12 | 200.90 miles (323.32 km) N | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 201.70 miles (324.60 km) ESE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 14 | 204.15 miles (328.55 km) WSW | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 214.66 miles (345.46 km) E | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.30 miles (19,906.40 km) S | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,329.48 miles (19,842.32 km) E | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,326.60 miles (19,837.69 km) ESE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,229.60 miles (19,681.59 km) SSE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,215.15 miles (19,658.34 km) SSE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,209.25 miles (19,648.84 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,206.59 miles (19,644.55 km) SSE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,197.03 miles (19,629.16 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,195.70 miles (19,627.03 km) SSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,155.37 miles (19,562.13 km) W | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,151.92 miles (19,556.57 km) SSE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,150.80 miles (19,554.76 km) W | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,146.83 miles (19,548.37 km) WSW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,116.27 miles (19,499.20 km) W | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,110.18 miles (19,489.40 km) SW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |