Nonstop flight route between Luzhou, Sichuan, China and Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO), Luzhou, Sichuan, China and Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,303 miles (or 8,534 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 Luzhou Lantian Airport and Redhill Aerodrome, 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 Luzhou Lantian Airport and Redhill Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO):

• The closest airport to Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) is Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) W of LZO.
• In addition to being known as "Luzhou Lantian Airport", other names for LZO include "泸州蓝田机场" and "Lúzhōu Lántián Jīchǎng".
• Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Luzhou Lantian Airport (meaning Luzhou Lantian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,664 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.

Facts about Redhill Aerodrome (KRH):

• On 24 December 2013, the aerodrome suffered storm damage and flooding, with some light aircraft overturned.
• The furthest airport from Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,147 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Redhill Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Redhill Aerodrome 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.
• With the threat of a German attack on the airfield the Flying Training School moved to northern England in June 1940.
• The closest airport to Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Gatwick Airport (LGW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of KRH.
• With the withdrawal of the Flying Training School the airfield became an operational RAF station.
• An Elementary Flying Training School was formed at Redhill in July 1937.
• The airfield is still operated for private flying and training, with an emphasis on helicopter operators.
• Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) has 4 runways.