Nonstop flight route between Mianyang, Sichuan, China and Cherbourg, France:
Departure Airport:
(31°25'47"N by 104°44'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W)
Distance from MIG to CER:
5,246.12 miles (8,442.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), Mianyang, Sichuan, China and Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER), Cherbourg, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,246 miles (or 8,443 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIG / ZUMY |
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| Location: | Mianyang, Sichuan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°25'47"N by 104°44'22"E |
| Area Served: | Mianyang, Sichuan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIG |
| More Information: | MIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CER / LFRC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cherbourg, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W |
| Area Served: | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CER |
| More Information: | CER Maps & Info |
Facts about Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG):
- The closest airport to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) is Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SW of MIG.
- Opened on 28 April 2001, Mianyang Nanjiao is the second largest airport in Sichuan after Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Mianyang Nanjiao Airport", other names for MIG include "绵阳南郊机场" and "Miányáng Nánjiāo Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (meaning Mianyang Nanjiao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- Mianyang Nanjiao Airport handled 622,816 passengers last year.
- Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER):
- Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Alderney Airport (ACI), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of CER.
- In addition to being known as "Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport", other names for CER include "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus" and "(Advanced Landing Ground A-15)".
- The furthest airport from Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherbourg - Maupertus 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.
- It has one runway, Runway 10/28.
- The 363d Fighter Group, based P-38 Lightning fighters at Maupertus from 9 July through August 1944.
- The airport was used as a Luftwaffe airdrome during the German occupation of France.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.28 miles (121.15 km) SW | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |     |
| 2 | 87.15 miles (140.25 km) NE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 3 | 94.80 miles (152.57 km) ESE | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 4 | 116.14 miles (186.90 km) NNW | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 160.19 miles (257.80 km) E | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 163.62 miles (263.32 km) SE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 7 | 174.09 miles (280.17 km) NE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 8 | 182.07 miles (293.01 km) S | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 182.27 miles (293.34 km) SSE | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 187.62 miles (301.94 km) ESE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 11 | 222.69 miles (358.38 km) E | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 12 | 260.79 miles (419.69 km) ENE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 13 | 263.14 miles (423.49 km) NNW | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 14 | 277.03 miles (445.84 km) ESE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 282.88 miles (455.24 km) SSW | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,192.03 miles (19,621.13 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,173.81 miles (19,591.80 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,146.50 miles (19,547.86 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 12,142.70 miles (19,541.73 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,046.88 miles (19,387.52 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,046.26 miles (19,386.53 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,035.69 miles (19,369.53 km) SSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,033.97 miles (19,366.74 km) W | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,028.59 miles (19,358.09 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,005.39 miles (19,320.75 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,986.04 miles (19,289.61 km) SW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,983.70 miles (19,285.85 km) WSW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,951.54 miles (19,234.10 km) SW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,937.86 miles (19,212.07 km) SSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,931.90 miles (19,202.48 km) SSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.27 miles (53.54 km) W | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) SW | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) WSW | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 56.68 miles (91.22 km) SE | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 5 | 70.48 miles (113.43 km) E | Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) | Le Havre, France | |
| 6 | 72.80 miles (117.16 km) NNE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 75.72 miles (121.86 km) ESE | Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) | Deauville, France | |
| 8 | 78.37 miles (126.13 km) SSW | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 9 | 79.69 miles (128.25 km) NNW | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 89.30 miles (143.71 km) NNE | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 89.94 miles (144.74 km) N | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 97.00 miles (156.11 km) NNE | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 99.11 miles (159.50 km) SW | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 14 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) N | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) WSW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,972.94 miles (19,268.52 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,968.71 miles (19,261.73 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,961.64 miles (19,250.34 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,932.33 miles (19,203.18 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,928.26 miles (19,196.62 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,925.07 miles (19,191.48 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,921.72 miles (19,186.11 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,915.17 miles (19,175.56 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,911.06 miles (19,168.94 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,884.83 miles (19,126.73 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,884.49 miles (19,126.19 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,878.69 miles (19,116.86 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,875.89 miles (19,112.34 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,868.92 miles (19,101.13 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,849.20 miles (19,069.39 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |