Nonstop flight route between Meizhou, Guangdong, China and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meixian Airport (MXZ), Meizhou, Guangdong, China and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,322 miles (or 11,784 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 Meixian Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Meixian Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXZ / ZGMX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'0"N by 116°7'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MXZ | 
| More Information: | MXZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LUF | 
| More Information: | LUF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Meixian Airport (MXZ):
- The furthest airport from Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Meixian Airport (meaning Meixian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Meixian Airport", other names for MXZ include "梅县机场" and "Méixiàn Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Meixian Airport (MXZ) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MXZ.
- Meixian Airport (MXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.
- During World War II, Luke Field was the largest fighter training base in the Army Air Forces, graduating more than 12,000 fighter pilots from advanced and operational courses earning the nickname, “Home of the Fighter Pilot.”
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- The base was under the control of the 37th Flying Training Wing, Western Flying Training Command, AAF Flying Training Command.




