Nonstop flight route between Marseille, France and Chongqing, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), Marseille, France and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,357 miles (or 8,621 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 Marseille Provence Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International 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 Marseille Provence Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marseille Provence Airport (MRS):

• The closest airport to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) is Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MRS.
• In the 1920s and 1930s, Marignane was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats.
• Formerly known as Marseille–Marignane Airport, it has been managed since 1934 by the Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Marseille Provence Airport handled 8,295,479 passengers last year.
• Because of Marseille Provence Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Marseille Provence 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 furthest airport from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Marseille Provence Airport (meaning Marseille Provence Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Marseille Provence Airport", another name for MRS is "Aéroport de Marseille ProvenceAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-14".

Facts about Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG):

• The phase three construction, which included a second runway and another expansion of Terminal 2, started in 2007.
• The airport's ground transportation is developing very fast.
• The furthest airport from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (meaning Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) has 4 runways.
• Airport shuttle buses are easily accessible at Terminal 2.
• In addition to being known as "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport", other names for CKG include "重庆江北国际机场" and "Chóngqìng Jiāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
• In the Terminal 3A which is currently at an early stage of construction, there is a huge underground railway station planned and will be opened in 2015 with the completion of Terminal 3A.
• Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport handled 25,272,039 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) NNW of CKG.
• In terms of passenger traffic, Chongqing airport was the 9th busiest airport nationwide in 2013, handling 25,248,483 people, nearly 15 percent increase.
• In the past, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport's international destinations all lay in East and Southeast Asia, including Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket, Siem Reap, etc.