Nonstop flight route between Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico and Yichang, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC), Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico and Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), Yichang, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,403 miles (or 13,523 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 Lázaro Cárdenas Airport and Yichang Sanxia 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 Lázaro Cárdenas Airport and Yichang Sanxia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LZC / MMLC |
Airport Name: | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport |
Location: | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°0'6"N by 102°13'13"W |
Operator/Owner: | Gobierno |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LZC |
More Information: | LZC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIH / ZHYC |
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Location: | Yichang, Hubei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'23"N by 111°28'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Yichang Airport Co. Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIH |
More Information: | YIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC):
- Because of Lázaro Cárdenas Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Lázaro Cárdenas 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.
- Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ESE of LZC.
- The furthest airport from Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH):
- In addition to being known as "Yichang Sanxia Airport", other names for YIH include "宜昌三峡机场" and "Yíchāng Sānxiá Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of YIH.
- The furthest airport from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yichang Sanxia Airport (meaning Yichang Sanxia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
- Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) currently has only 1 runway.