Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Jining, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°17'34"N by 116°20'48"E)
Distance from MIT to JNG:
6,378.48 miles (10,265.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), Jining, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,378 miles (or 10,265 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 Shafter Airport and Jining Qufu 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 Shafter Airport and Jining Qufu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNG / ZLJN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jining, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°17'34"N by 116°20'48"E |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JNG |
| More Information: | JNG Maps & Info |
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- In August, the first operational training units s began arriving at Minter, the airfields mission being advanced pilot training of USAAC bomber, attack, transport and pursuit pilots.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
Facts about Jining Qufu Airport (JNG):
- In addition to being known as "Jining Qufu Airport", other names for JNG include "济宁曲阜机场", "Jìníng Qūfù Jīchǎng" and "ZSJG".
- The furthest airport from Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is nearly antipodal to Jining Qufu Airport (meaning Jining Qufu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Pico Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina.
- Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) is Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of JNG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) SE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 117.87 miles (189.69 km) E | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 118.49 miles (190.70 km) NNE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 136.89 miles (220.30 km) NW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 151.56 miles (243.90 km) ESE | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 151.70 miles (244.13 km) WSW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 7 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) NW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 170.22 miles (273.94 km) SSW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 9 | 177.90 miles (286.30 km) SSE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 181.02 miles (291.32 km) ENE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 190.73 miles (306.95 km) ESE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 192.21 miles (309.33 km) WNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 225.73 miles (363.28 km) NNW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 14 | 227.19 miles (365.63 km) W | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 15 | 235.55 miles (379.08 km) ENE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,408.31 miles (19,969.20 km) SSE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,340.45 miles (19,859.97 km) SSE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,328.91 miles (19,841.40 km) WSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,274.15 miles (19,753.27 km) WSW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,258.57 miles (19,728.21 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,229.07 miles (19,680.74 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,215.47 miles (19,658.85 km) WSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,204.03 miles (19,640.43 km) SW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,190.08 miles (19,617.98 km) SSE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,185.94 miles (19,611.33 km) SSW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,175.98 miles (19,595.28 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,163.41 miles (19,575.05 km) E | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,159.76 miles (19,569.18 km) S | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,156.44 miles (19,563.85 km) WSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,154.92 miles (19,561.40 km) SW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |