Nonstop flight route between Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia and Zhangye, Gansu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meekatharra Airport (MKR), Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia and Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), Zhangye, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,665 miles (or 7,507 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 Meekatharra Airport and Zhangye Ganzhou 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 Meekatharra Airport and Zhangye Ganzhou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKR / YMEK |
Airport Name: | Meekatharra Airport |
Location: | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°36'42"S by 118°32'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Meekatharra |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1713 feet (522 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKR |
More Information: | MKR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZY / |
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Location: | Zhangye, Gansu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'6"N by 100°40'29"E |
Area Served: | Zhangye, Gansu, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from YZY |
More Information: | YZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Meekatharra Airport (MKR):
- The furthest airport from Meekatharra Airport (MKR) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,995 miles (19,303 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Meekatharra Airport (MKR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Meekatharra Airport (MKR) is Cue Airport (CUY), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) SSW of MKR.
Facts about Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY):
- In addition to being known as "Zhangye Ganzhou Airport", other names for YZY include "张掖甘州机场" and "Zhāngyè Gānzhōu Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) is Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of YZY.
- The furthest airport from Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) is Pichoy Airport (ZAL), which is nearly antipodal to Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (meaning Zhangye Ganzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pichoy Airport), and is located 12,098 miles (19,470 kilometers) away in Valdivia, Chile.