Nonstop flight route between Posadas, Argentina and Hangzhou, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS), Posadas, Argentina and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), Hangzhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,144 miles (or 19,543 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 Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan 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 Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between PSS and HGH makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PSS and HGH are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Posadas, Argentina and Hangzhou, China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PSS and HGH!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS):

• The furthest airport from Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is nearly antipodal to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (meaning Libertador General José de San Martín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taizhou Luqiao Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
• Because of Libertador General José de San Martín Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Libertador General José de San Martín 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.
• On October 10, 1997, Austral Flight 2553 left the airport for Buenos Aires but crashed one hour later in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, killing 75.
• The closest airport to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of PSS.
• In addition to being known as "Libertador General José de San Martín Airport", another name for PSS is "Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"".
• Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH):

• The airport has service to destinations throughout China.
• Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport handled 22,114,103 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) is Reconquista Airport (RCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (meaning Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reconquista Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina.
• The closest airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSW of HGH.
• In addition to being known as "Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport", other names for HGH include "杭州萧山国际机场" and "Hángzhōu Xiāoshān Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) has 2 runways.
• The new runway is 3,400 metres long and 60 metres wide, which is capable of handling the Airbus A380.
• Maintenance facilities are certified to perform B-Check on all types of aircraft and C-Check on Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 aircraft.
• Because of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Hangzhou Xiaoshan 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.
• On the evening of 9 July 2010, the airport was shut down for an hour when an unidentified flying object was detected.