Nonstop flight route between Luxor, Egypt and Hami City, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luxor International Airport (LXR), Luxor, Egypt and Hami Airport (HMI), Hami City, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,595 miles (or 5,785 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 Luxor International 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 Luxor International 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: | LXR / HELX |
Airport Name: | Luxor International Airport |
Location: | Luxor, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°40'14"N by 32°42'23"E |
Area Served: | Luxor, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Egyptian Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public, Military |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXR |
More Information: | LXR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMI / ZWHM |
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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 Luxor International Airport (LXR):
- Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings.
- On 20 February 2009, an Antonov An-12 crashed after an engine caught fire on take-off.
- Because of Luxor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Luxor International 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 Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Luxor International Airport (meaning Luxor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Aswan International Airport (ASW), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of LXR.
- Luxor International Airport (LXR) currently has only 1 runway.
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.