Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and Xianyang, Shaanxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), Xianyang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,441 miles (or 10,365 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 Marin County Airport and Xi'an Xianyang 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 Marin County Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOT / KDVO |
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Location: | Novato, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Marin County |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOT |
More Information: | NOT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIY / ZLXY |
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Location: | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'48"N by 108°45'5"E |
Area Served: | Xi'an |
Operator/Owner: | XXIA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XIY |
More Information: | XIY Maps & Info |
Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):
- The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
- Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gnoss has two windsocks.
- Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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.
- Somehow Gnoss's single runway is laid out almost exactly perpendicular to the prevailing offshore west winds.
- The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
- In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
- Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
Facts about Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY):
- Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) is La Unión Airport (LUI), which is nearly antipodal to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (meaning Xi'an Xianyang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Unión Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed].
- In 2012, the airport handled 23,420,654 passengers, making it the busiest airport in northwest China and the 8th busiest nationwide.
- In addition to being known as "Xi'an Xianyang International Airport", other names for XIY include "西安咸阳国际机场" and "Xī'ān Xiányáng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) is Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of XIY.
- Xi'an Xianyang International Airport handled 23,420,654 passengers last year.
- Before Xianyang Airport was built, Xi'an was served by Xi'an Xiguan Airport.