Nonstop flight route between Plymouth, United Kingdom and Nanchang, Jiangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°51'53"N by 115°54'0"E)
Distance from PLH to KHN:
5,849.48 miles (9,413.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom and Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), Nanchang, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,849 miles (or 9,414 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 Plymouth City Airport and Nanchang Changbei 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 Plymouth City Airport and Nanchang Changbei 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: | PLH / EGHD |
| Airport Name: | Plymouth City Airport |
| Location: | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W |
| Area Served: | Plymouth |
| Operator/Owner: | Plymouth City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 476 feet (145 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLH |
| More Information: | PLH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHN / ZSCN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'53"N by 115°54'0"E |
| Area Served: | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHN |
| More Information: | KHN Maps & Info |
Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):
- In September 2007 the airport management announced that the second runway might be sold for industrial and residential development.
- Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Concern has been expressed about operation of the Devon Air Ambulance with the closure of the airport - for example no night flights are allowed at nearby Derriford Hospital.
- Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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.
- The closest airport to Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.
- The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- However, despite many local residents sharing the view that these developments represented the 'beginning of the end' for the airport, in October 2007 Air Southwest announced new routes to Dublin, Cork, Chambéry, Glasgow International Airport and Newcastle Airport.
- An RAF Chinook was forced to make an emergency landing at Plymouth Airport on 25 Nov 2011.
- Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.
Facts about Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN):
- The furthest airport from Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) is Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), which is nearly antipodal to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (meaning Nanchang Changbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
- Airport Public Bus Route 1 serves between Nanchang Railway Station and the airport, with stops along Bayi Avenue, Yangming Avenue and Lushan Avenue north of Gan River.
- In addition to being known as "Nanchang Changbei International Airport", other names for KHN include "南昌昌北国际机场" and "Nánchāng Chāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Because of Nanchang Changbei International Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanchang Changbei 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.
- The closest airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) is Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) N of KHN.
- Nanchang Changbei International Airport handled 6,018,223 passengers last year.
- Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.22 miles (59.90 km) NE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 39.17 miles (63.03 km) W | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 72.56 miles (116.78 km) WSW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 73.86 miles (118.86 km) NNE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) NNE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 81.72 miles (131.51 km) N | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 89.72 miles (144.39 km) NE | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 95.57 miles (153.81 km) SE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 97.39 miles (156.73 km) ESE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 100.35 miles (161.49 km) NE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 102.27 miles (164.60 km) ENE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) WSW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 103.83 miles (167.10 km) WSW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 104.26 miles (167.79 km) NNW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 118.50 miles (190.71 km) NE | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.45 miles (19,361.09 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,006.20 miles (19,322.05 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,998.81 miles (19,310.16 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,992.59 miles (19,300.16 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,966.88 miles (19,258.78 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,961.06 miles (19,249.41 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,947.14 miles (19,227.00 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,937.36 miles (19,211.27 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,936.06 miles (19,209.18 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,932.33 miles (19,203.18 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,911.75 miles (19,170.06 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,903.46 miles (19,156.71 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,893.35 miles (19,140.45 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,882.15 miles (19,122.42 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,873.60 miles (19,108.66 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.70 miles (68.72 km) N | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 83.69 miles (134.68 km) ENE | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 121.46 miles (195.48 km) SW | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) NNE | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 5 | 155.83 miles (250.78 km) SSW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 166.90 miles (268.60 km) NW | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 168.11 miles (270.54 km) NE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 169.06 miles (272.07 km) WSW | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 181.53 miles (292.15 km) E | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 217.98 miles (350.81 km) NNE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 219.31 miles (352.95 km) SSW | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 226.51 miles (364.53 km) SSE | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 13 | 239.68 miles (385.72 km) WNW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 241.37 miles (388.45 km) WSW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 251.64 miles (404.97 km) E | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,359.23 miles (19,890.21 km) S | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,335.03 miles (19,851.26 km) E | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,288.61 miles (19,776.56 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,286.64 miles (19,773.38 km) S | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,284.07 miles (19,769.24 km) SSE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,270.22 miles (19,746.96 km) ESE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,267.74 miles (19,742.97 km) S | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.14 km) SSE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,168.75 miles (19,583.65 km) W | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,146.31 miles (19,547.54 km) SSE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,140.91 miles (19,538.85 km) SW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,121.31 miles (19,507.31 km) SSE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,116.12 miles (19,498.95 km) SE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,114.39 miles (19,496.18 km) WSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,104.27 miles (19,479.89 km) SSE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |