Nonstop flight route between Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China and Galena, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(34°34'18"N by 118°52'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W)
Distance from LYG to GAL:
3,918.91 miles (6,306.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), Galena, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,919 miles (or 6,307 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 Lianyungang Baitabu Airport and Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYG / ZSLG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'18"N by 118°52'24"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYG |
| More Information: | LYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAL / PAGA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galena, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°44'9"N by 156°56'15"W |
| Area Served: | Galena, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAL |
| More Information: | GAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG):
- In addition to being known as "Lianyungang Baitabu Airport", other names for LYG include "连云港白塔埠机场" and "Liányúngǎng Báitǎbù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (meaning Lianyungang Baitabu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Junín Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) is Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NW of LYG.
- Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL):
- Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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.
- In addition to being known as "Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport", another name for GAL is "(former Galena Air Force Base)".
- The closest airport to Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is Koyukuk Airport (KYU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of GAL.
- The furthest airport from Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,313 miles (16,598 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.97 miles (67.54 km) NW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China |     |
| 2 | 57.08 miles (91.87 km) SSE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 83.15 miles (133.82 km) WSW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 109.85 miles (176.78 km) SE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 144.03 miles (231.79 km) N | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) NE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 147.08 miles (236.70 km) SSE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 148.87 miles (239.57 km) SW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 9 | 151.56 miles (243.90 km) WNW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 183.25 miles (294.91 km) NNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 191.77 miles (308.62 km) SSE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 195.50 miles (314.62 km) S | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 13 | 213.31 miles (343.28 km) SSW | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 214.86 miles (345.78 km) WSW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 230.92 miles (371.62 km) SSE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,425.51 miles (19,996.88 km) W | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,339.64 miles (19,858.67 km) SSE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,319.88 miles (19,826.88 km) S | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,292.13 miles (19,782.22 km) W | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,288.63 miles (19,776.58 km) W | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,282.95 miles (19,767.45 km) SW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,282.61 miles (19,766.89 km) W | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,269.03 miles (19,745.04 km) ESE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,268.69 miles (19,744.49 km) SSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,256.62 miles (19,725.08 km) SW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,251.32 miles (19,716.53 km) W | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,245.59 miles (19,707.31 km) W | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,241.33 miles (19,700.46 km) S | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,233.67 miles (19,688.13 km) SSE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,224.89 miles (19,674.01 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.24 miles (40.63 km) WNW | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 33.53 miles (53.95 km) W | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 43.28 miles (69.66 km) E | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 60.86 miles (97.94 km) WSW | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 68.58 miles (110.37 km) NNE | Huslia Airport (HSL) | Huslia, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.93 miles (135.07 km) SSE | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) NE | Hughes Airport (HUS) | Hughes, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 123.53 miles (198.81 km) SSE | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 124.64 miles (200.60 km) W | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport (KKA) | Koyuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 127.30 miles (204.87 km) NE | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 127.43 miles (205.08 km) WNW | Haycock Airport (HAY) | Haycock, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 129.61 miles (208.58 km) WSW | Unalakleet Airport (UNK) | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) W | Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) SSE | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 130.57 miles (210.14 km) SSE | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,313.41 miles (16,597.78 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,309.38 miles (16,591.29 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,302.73 miles (16,580.59 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,276.31 miles (16,538.08 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,237.19 miles (16,475.12 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,131.03 miles (16,304.27 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,076.40 miles (16,216.36 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 8 | 10,075.25 miles (16,214.50 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,017.04 miles (16,120.83 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,016.20 miles (16,119.47 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.95 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,008.98 miles (16,107.85 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,001.06 miles (16,095.11 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,991.80 miles (16,080.21 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,991.52 miles (16,079.76 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |