Nonstop flight route between Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom and Hengyang, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sanday Airport (NDY), Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom and Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), Hengyang, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,443 miles (or 8,759 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 Sanday Airport and Hengyang Bajialing 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 Sanday Airport and Hengyang Bajialing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NDY / EGES |
Airport Name: | Sanday Airport |
Location: | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W |
Area Served: | Sanday, Orkney |
Operator/Owner: | Orkney Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NDY |
More Information: | NDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNY / ZGHY |
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Location: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°54'19"N by 112°37'40"E |
Area Served: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public (defunct) |
View all routes: | Routes from HNY |
More Information: | HNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Sanday Airport (NDY):
- The closest airport to Sanday Airport (NDY) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of NDY.
- Sanday Airport (NDY) has 3 runways.
- Because of Sanday Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanday 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 Sanday Airport (NDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,502 miles (18,510 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY):
- The closest airport to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) WSW of HNY.
- The furthest airport from Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (meaning Hengyang Bajialing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Hengyang Bajialing Airport", another name for HNY is "衡阳八甲岭机场".