Nonstop flight route between Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Zunyi, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°35'23"N by 106°59'58"E)
Distance from NHT to ZYI:
5,430.31 miles (8,739.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Northolt (NHT), Ruislip, England, United Kingdom and Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), Zunyi, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,430 miles (or 8,739 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 RAF Northolt and Zunyi Xinzhou 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 RAF Northolt and Zunyi Xinzhou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHT / EGWU |
| Airport Name: | RAF Northolt |
| Location: | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'11"N by 0°25'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHT |
| More Information: | NHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYI / ZUZY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'23"N by 106°59'58"E |
| Area Served: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZYI |
| More Information: | ZYI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Northolt (NHT):
- The closest airport to RAF Northolt (NHT) is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of NHT.
- In April 2013, the Ministry of Defence announced a proposal to increase the number of private flights from 7,000 to 12,000 per year as part of plans to increase the income generated by the airfield.
- In August 1996, a Spanish Learjet operated by Mar Aviation overshot runway 25 and collided with a van heading eastward on the A40 Western Avenue.
- On 15 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, No. 1 Squadron RCAF, No. 229 Squadron, No.
- RAF Northolt became home to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal aircraft, a modified Douglas C-54 Skymaster, in June 1944.
- The furthest airport from RAF Northolt (NHT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI):
- The furthest airport from Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (meaning Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of ZYI.
- In addition to being known as "Zunyi Xinzhou Airport", other names for ZYI include "遵义新舟机场" and "Zūnyì Xīnzhōu Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.54 miles (8.91 km) SSW | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 16.36 miles (26.33 km) NNE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 18.69 miles (30.08 km) WNW | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 20.62 miles (33.19 km) E | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 22.33 miles (35.93 km) N | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 24.34 miles (39.17 km) SW | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 24.66 miles (39.68 km) SW | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 24.75 miles (39.84 km) SE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 26.37 miles (42.44 km) SSE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 29.41 miles (47.34 km) W | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 29.66 miles (47.74 km) SSE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 31.57 miles (50.81 km) SW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 36.17 miles (58.21 km) NE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 36.65 miles (58.98 km) SW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 36.68 miles (59.02 km) NNW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.18 miles (19,104.77 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,859.82 miles (19,086.49 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,837.81 miles (19,051.06 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,828.15 miles (19,035.52 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,815.57 miles (19,015.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,804.71 miles (18,997.79 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,797.07 miles (18,985.49 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,796.47 miles (18,984.54 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,790.50 miles (18,974.92 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,767.29 miles (18,937.57 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,765.63 miles (18,934.90 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,750.82 miles (18,911.07 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,746.58 miles (18,904.24 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,743.23 miles (18,898.85 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,722.72 miles (18,865.85 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.67 miles (118.56 km) S | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 2 | 73.74 miles (118.68 km) SE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 106.04 miles (170.66 km) W | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 4 | 115.13 miles (185.28 km) SW | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 5 | 131.16 miles (211.08 km) NW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.59 km) E | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 148.70 miles (239.32 km) N | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 158.84 miles (255.62 km) ESE | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 159.21 miles (256.22 km) SSE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 10 | 165.76 miles (266.77 km) E | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 171.30 miles (275.69 km) WNW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 173.38 miles (279.03 km) NE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 13 | 198.68 miles (319.74 km) SSE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 199.65 miles (321.30 km) W | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 218.67 miles (351.91 km) NNE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.93 miles (19,757.75 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,265.73 miles (19,739.73 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,242.57 miles (19,702.45 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,218.85 miles (19,664.29 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,109.06 miles (19,487.60 km) SSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,058.80 miles (19,406.71 km) SSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,055.52 miles (19,401.44 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,045.46 miles (19,385.25 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,040.27 miles (19,376.89 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,014.77 miles (19,335.86 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,001.06 miles (19,313.78 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,996.14 miles (19,305.86 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,989.59 miles (19,295.33 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,962.95 miles (19,252.46 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 15 | 11,948.99 miles (19,229.99 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |