Nonstop flight route between Milford Sound, New Zealand and Yancheng, Jiangsu, China:
Departure Airport:
(44°40'23"S by 167°55'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°25'32"N by 120°12'11"E)
Distance from MFN to YNZ:
6,170.92 miles (9,931.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milford Sound Airport (MFN), Milford Sound, New Zealand and Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), Yancheng, Jiangsu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,171 miles (or 9,931 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 Milford Sound Airport and Yancheng Nanyang 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 Milford Sound Airport and Yancheng Nanyang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFN / NZMF |
| Airport Name: | Milford Sound Airport |
| Location: | Milford Sound, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°40'23"S by 167°55'23"E |
| Area Served: | Milford Sound |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFN |
| More Information: | MFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNZ / ZSYN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'32"N by 120°12'11"E |
| Area Served: | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNZ |
| More Information: | YNZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Milford Sound Airport (MFN):
- 1‘Taking Off-Pioneering Small Airlines Of New Zealand 1945-1970’ Published 2003 By Richard Waugh with Bruce Gavin, Peter Layne & Graeme McConnell, Pages 16–36
- The furthest airport from Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Milford Sound Airport (meaning Milford Sound Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,682 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Milford Sound Airport (MFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Milford Sound Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Milford Sound 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 Milford Sound Airport (MFN) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ESE of MFN.
- Post war pilot Fred ‘Popeye’ Lucas was the next to land an aircraft in Milford.
Facts about Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ):
- Yancheng Nanyang Airport handled 232,315 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) is Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of YNZ.
- In addition to being known as "Yancheng Nanyang Airport", other names for YNZ include "盐城南洋机场" and "Yánchéng Nányáng Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) is Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), which is nearly antipodal to Yancheng Nanyang Airport (meaning Yancheng Nanyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Rosario, Argentina.
- Yancheng Nanyang Airport is an airport serving the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu Province, China.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.63 miles (75.05 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 65.04 miles (104.67 km) E | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 80.07 miles (128.87 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 121.23 miles (195.11 km) ENE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 121.61 miles (195.72 km) S | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 126.19 miles (203.08 km) ENE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 133.55 miles (214.92 km) NE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 140.49 miles (226.09 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 154.07 miles (247.95 km) S | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 156.13 miles (251.26 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 164.75 miles (265.13 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 198.80 miles (319.94 km) ENE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 204.26 miles (328.72 km) NE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 223.79 miles (360.15 km) NE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 242.90 miles (390.90 km) ENE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,229.95 miles (19,682.14 km) WNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,216.77 miles (19,660.93 km) WNW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,195.08 miles (19,626.03 km) NW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,155.77 miles (19,562.77 km) NW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,143.68 miles (19,543.30 km) NW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,127.53 miles (19,517.33 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,115.08 miles (19,497.29 km) NW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,103.98 miles (19,479.41 km) NW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,085.00 miles (19,448.87 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,074.59 miles (19,432.12 km) NNW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,052.66 miles (19,396.83 km) NW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,019.31 miles (19,343.15 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,018.03 miles (19,341.09 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,016.12 miles (19,338.03 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,001.96 miles (19,315.23 km) NNW | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.40 miles (105.25 km) WNW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 66.07 miles (106.33 km) SSW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 108.11 miles (173.99 km) SSW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 109.85 miles (176.78 km) NW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 134.10 miles (215.81 km) S | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 140.10 miles (225.46 km) SW | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 7 | 149.88 miles (241.20 km) S | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 151.66 miles (244.08 km) NW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 158.29 miles (254.74 km) WNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 167.54 miles (269.64 km) SSE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 11 | 171.50 miles (276.00 km) WSW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 183.38 miles (295.12 km) SSE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 13 | 196.48 miles (316.21 km) N | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 203.74 miles (327.89 km) WSW | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 221.27 miles (356.09 km) S | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.24 miles (19,906.31 km) ESE | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,362.59 miles (19,895.61 km) WSW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,337.66 miles (19,855.49 km) SW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,335.77 miles (19,852.45 km) SE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,325.52 miles (19,835.95 km) SW | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,317.29 miles (19,822.71 km) SSE | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,316.34 miles (19,821.17 km) SW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,312.23 miles (19,814.57 km) SW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,300.56 miles (19,795.79 km) WSW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,284.38 miles (19,769.75 km) SW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,263.56 miles (19,736.24 km) SW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,256.04 miles (19,724.14 km) SW | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,250.12 miles (19,714.60 km) SSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,246.51 miles (19,708.80 km) W | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,232.72 miles (19,686.60 km) SE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |