Nonstop flight route between Bol, Chad and Shanghai, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bol-Berim Airport (OTC), Bol, Chad and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), Shanghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,683 miles (or 10,756 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 Bol-Berim Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao 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 Bol-Berim Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Bol-Berim Airport (OTC):

• Because of Bol-Berim Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Bol-Berim 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.
• Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bol-Berim Airport", another name for OTC is "Bol-Berim Airport (Bol)".
• The furthest airport from Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Bol-Berim Airport (meaning Bol-Berim Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,152 miles (19,557 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
• The closest airport to Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) is Mao Airport (AMO), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NE of OTC.

Facts about Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA):

• On 1 January 2013, holders of passports issued by 45 countries do not need a visa if transiting through Hongqiao Airport provided they hold valid passports.
• The closest airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) E of SHA.
• Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport handled 33,851,200 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport", other names for SHA include "上海虹桥国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Hóngqiáo Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Because of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Hongqiao 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.
• Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (meaning Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
• The proposed extension of the Shanghai Maglev Train from Longyang Road through Shanghai South Railway Station to Hongqiao would connect the two airports.