Nonstop flight route between Nanning, Guangxi, China and Château-Thierry, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG), Nanning, Guangxi, China and Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), Château-Thierry, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,679 miles (or 9,140 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 Nanning Wuxu International Airport and Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome, 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 Nanning Wuxu International Airport and Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG):

• In addition to being known as "Nanning Wuxu International Airport", other names for NNG include "Nanzningz Vuzhih Gozci Gihcangz南宁吴圩国际机场" and "Nánníng Wúxū Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The new terminal under construction is scheduled to be finished in 2012.
• The furthest airport from Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is nearly antipodal to Nanning Wuxu International Airport (meaning Nanning Wuxu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carolina Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,856 kilometers) away in Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SE of NNG.
• Because of Nanning Wuxu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 420 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanning Wuxu 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.
• Nanning Wuxu International Airport handled 7,032,312 passengers last year.
• Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY):

• Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (meaning Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome 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.
• In addition to being known as "Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome", another name for XCY is "Aérodrome de Château-Thierry - Belleau".
• The closest airport to Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) is Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of XCY.