Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Guizhou Province, China:
Departure Airport:
(30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°18'1"N by 105°18'5"E)
Distance from MOB to BFJ:
8,331.51 miles (13,408.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ), Guizhou Province, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,332 miles (or 13,408 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Bijie Feixiong 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Bijie Feixiong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFJ / |
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| Location: | Guizhou Province, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°18'1"N by 105°18'5"E |
| Area Served: | Bijie, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFJ |
| More Information: | BFJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile 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.
- In the 1960s Eastern Airlines was flying Lockheed L-188 Electras to Mobile and then introduced Boeing 727-100s and Douglas DC-9s primarily to Atlanta.
- Eastern Air Lines served Mobile beginning during the 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- Continental Airlines flew nonstop service to Houston Intercontinental Airport during the late 1990s with Boeing 737-200 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets.
- After its merger with Continental Airlines in 2012 United Airlines resumed flights to its hub in Houston, seven weekday flights.
Facts about Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ):
- The closest airport to Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) is Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SSE of BFJ.
- In addition to being known as "Bijie Feixiong Airport", other names for BFJ include "毕节飞雄机场", "Bìjié Fēixióng Jīchǎng" and "ZUBJ".
- The furthest airport from Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Bijie Feixiong Airport (meaning Bijie Feixiong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) ESE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) SW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 41.75 miles (67.19 km) ESE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) SE | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) WSW | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 52.99 miles (85.28 km) WSW | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) ESE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) ESE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) ESE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) NW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) E | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) NE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) NW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) NW | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 102.25 miles (164.56 km) E | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,117.92 miles (17,892.51 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,071.02 miles (17,817.04 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,066.11 miles (17,809.14 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,058.53 miles (17,796.94 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,056.19 miles (17,793.17 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,042.03 miles (17,770.38 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,041.07 miles (17,768.84 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,033.35 miles (17,756.42 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,026.67 miles (17,745.66 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,013.66 miles (17,724.72 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,008.12 miles (17,715.81 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.59 miles (17,708.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,997.89 miles (17,699.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,983.27 miles (17,675.81 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.02 miles (128.79 km) SSE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 2 | 94.85 miles (152.64 km) W | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 3 | 106.04 miles (170.66 km) ENE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 106.31 miles (171.09 km) ESE | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 107.41 miles (172.85 km) N | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 113.45 miles (182.58 km) NNW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 166.27 miles (267.58 km) E | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 185.88 miles (299.15 km) NNE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 9 | 196.62 miles (316.42 km) WNW | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 10 | 208.35 miles (335.31 km) SE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 211.41 miles (340.23 km) SW | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 228.89 miles (368.36 km) SE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 240.84 miles (387.59 km) NNW | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 246.83 miles (397.24 km) ESE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 246.89 miles (397.32 km) NNE | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,175.82 miles (19,595.04 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,173.74 miles (19,591.69 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,158.05 miles (19,566.44 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,125.01 miles (19,513.26 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,060.71 miles (19,409.79 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,015.70 miles (19,337.34 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,001.68 miles (19,314.78 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,955.63 miles (19,240.67 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,955.62 miles (19,240.66 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,944.62 miles (19,222.96 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,935.30 miles (19,207.95 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,917.46 miles (19,179.24 km) SSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 13 | 11,916.65 miles (19,177.94 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,889.33 miles (19,133.97 km) SSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,883.55 miles (19,124.67 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |