Nonstop flight route between Newquay, England, United Kingdom and Anqing, Anhui, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), Anqing, Anhui, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,817 miles (or 9,361 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 Newquay Cornwall Airport and Anqing Tianzhushan 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 Newquay Cornwall Airport and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):

• The expansion of the airport has been criticised by a number of environmental groups.
• The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
• Newquay Cornwall Airport is the main commercial airport for Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located at Mawgan in Pydar 4 NM northeast of Newquay on Cornwall's north coast.
• In 2006 the airport introduced a £5 per passenger airport development fee, payable by all departing passengers via an ATM type machine prior to passing security.
• The closest airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.
• Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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.
• Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
• In May 2013, Flybe announced they would cease flying to London-Gatwick, leaving Newquay with year-round flights to just the Isles of Scilly and Manchester.
• The new terminal extension has increased the terminal size by 20%, and was opened in 2006.
• In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair pulled out of the airport ceasing flights to London Stansted and Girona-Costa Brava Airport.

Facts about Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG):

• Anqing Tianzhushan Airport handled 76,330 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Anqing Tianzhushan Airport", other names for AQG include "安庆天柱山机场" and "Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of AQG.
• Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (meaning Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.