Nonstop flight route between Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,870 miles (or 9,448 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 Newcastle Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an 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 Newcastle Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an 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 Newcastle Airport (NCL):

• The airport saw significant growth in the ten years to 2007, when passenger numbers peaked at 5.65 million, more than double the number handled ten years earlier.
• Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Newcastle Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
• The 1960s saw tremendous growth in passenger numbers at the Airport.
• Although during World War II the main airport in the region was located at Cramlington in Northumberland, following the war a decision was taken to concentrate development on the present airport site.
• When Gill Airways existed, its head office was in the New Aviation House, on the airport property.
• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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 closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
• The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX):

• The closest airport to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of SZX.
• The baggage areas of Terminal C are short walks away from the General Traffic Center, where passengers can take buses, taxis and, eventually, Metro trains.
• Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) has 2 runways.
• These terminals covered an area of 152,000 sq meters and consisting of 24 jetways.
• A and B check-in areas are for China Southern Airlines.
• The fourth floor has eight check-in areas, labeled A to H, with a total of 192 check-in counters.
• Building Site September 2012
• The new terminal is three times the size of terminals A and B and represents a huge upgrade of the airport's facilities and capacity.
• Because of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shenzhen Bao'an International 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.
• Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport handled 32,268,400 passengers last year.
• In the future, Shenzhen-Maoming Railway, Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Express Railway are planned to service here.
• In addition to being known as "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport", other names for SZX include "深圳宝安国际机场" and "Shēnzhèn Bǎo'ān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is nearly antipodal to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (meaning Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bermejo Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Bermejo, Bolivia.
• Shenzhen airport handled 26,713,610 passengers in 2010, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China, making it the fifth busiest in China.