Nonstop flight route between Merced, California, United States and Kaili, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°58'27"N by 107°58'50"E)
Distance from MCE to KJH:
6,995.85 miles (11,258.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States and Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH), Kaili, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,996 miles (or 11,259 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 Merced Regional Airport and Kaili Huangping 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 Merced Regional Airport and Kaili Huangping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCE / KMCE |
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| Location: | Merced, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'4"N by 120°30'50"W |
| Area Served: | Merced, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Merced |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCE |
| More Information: | MCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJH / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kaili, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°58'27"N by 107°58'50"E |
| Area Served: | Kaili, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from KJH |
| More Information: | KJH Maps & Info |
Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):
- Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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 closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
- On March 15, 1932 the Merced City Council accepted the title to the site of an airport as a gift from the Twenty-Thirty Club and the Crocker-Huffman Company.
- Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was formerly served by Air Pacific, American Eagle, Golden Gate Airlines, United Airlines, United Express and US Airways Express.
- The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
- Between 1957 and 2007, Merced Regional Airport hosted the annual Merced West Coast Antique Fly-In.
Facts about Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH):
- In addition to being known as "Kaili Huangping Airport", other names for KJH include "凯里黄平机场", "Kǎilǐ Huángpíng Jīchǎng" and "ZUKJ".
- The furthest airport from Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Kaili Huangping Airport (meaning Kaili Huangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) is Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NW of KJH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) NNW | Castle Airport (MER) | Atwater, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 24.85 miles (40.00 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 3 | 30.12 miles (48.48 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 4 | 33.75 miles (54.32 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 5 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) WNW | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 6 | 51.82 miles (83.39 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 54.05 miles (86.99 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 8 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 9 | 56.32 miles (90.64 km) WSW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 10 | 57.85 miles (93.10 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 11 | 71.84 miles (115.61 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 72.73 miles (117.05 km) SSE | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 74.05 miles (119.17 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.32 miles (119.60 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 76.99 miles (123.90 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,314.37 miles (18,208.66 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,307.39 miles (18,197.43 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,279.28 miles (18,152.20 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,267.22 miles (18,132.79 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,207.12 miles (18,036.06 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,203.48 miles (18,030.21 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,141.12 miles (17,929.85 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,115.41 miles (17,888.48 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,013.77 miles (17,724.89 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,010.70 miles (17,719.97 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,995.65 miles (17,695.73 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,977.40 miles (17,666.37 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,967.52 miles (17,650.47 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,948.55 miles (17,619.94 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,923.94 miles (17,580.34 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.74 miles (118.68 km) NW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 2 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) WSW | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 85.18 miles (137.08 km) ESE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 102.87 miles (165.55 km) NE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 105.14 miles (169.21 km) S | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 110.46 miles (177.77 km) ENE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 139.20 miles (224.03 km) WSW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 8 | 152.34 miles (245.16 km) S | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 166.27 miles (267.58 km) W | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 10 | 176.17 miles (283.52 km) SE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 183.16 miles (294.76 km) NNE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 12 | 204.54 miles (329.18 km) NW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 206.39 miles (332.15 km) NNW | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 14 | 210.21 miles (338.30 km) NE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 210.39 miles (338.59 km) SSE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,338.98 miles (19,857.61 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,335.60 miles (19,852.17 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,290.25 miles (19,779.19 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,227.52 miles (19,678.23 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,173.82 miles (19,591.81 km) SSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,122.26 miles (19,508.84 km) SSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,077.86 miles (19,437.39 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,070.46 miles (19,425.47 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,049.46 miles (19,391.68 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,037.68 miles (19,372.72 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,022.66 miles (19,348.55 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,010.71 miles (19,329.32 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,004.56 miles (19,319.42 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,988.38 miles (19,293.38 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,987.25 miles (19,291.56 km) S | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |