Nonstop flight route between Shanghai, People's Republic of China and Chester, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Shanghai, People's Republic of China and Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG), Chester, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,737 miles (or 9,232 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG):

• Because of Shanghai Pudong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Pudong 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.
• Starting service on 29 January 2004 as the first commercial high-speed maglev railway in the world, Shanghai Maglev Train links Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road Metro Station, where transfer to Line 2 or Line 7 is possible.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 44,857,200 passengers last year.
• Shanghai Metro Line 2 also provides service between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road, Lujiazui, People's Square, and Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai's primary domestic airport.
• The closest airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of PVG.
• Shanghai Airlines moved to Terminal 2 upon its opening on March 26, 2008 with 14 other airlines, including Air India, Northwest Airlines, Qatar Airways, Alitalia, British Airways, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Philippine Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Aerosvit Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Royal Nepal Airlines.
• Pudong Airport is connected to the city's urban rail network through Metro Line 2 and the Shanghai Maglev Train.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (meaning Shanghai Pudong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,990 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
• In addition to being known as "Shanghai Pudong International Airport", other names for PVG include "上海浦东国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Prior to the establishment of Pudong International Airport, Hongqiao International Airport was the primary airport of Shanghai.

Facts about Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG):

• The aircraft factory at Broughton was established early in the Second World War as a shadow factory for Vickers-Armstrongs Limited.
• Because of Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden 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.
• North Wales Military Air Services are also based here offering maintenance for classic military aircraft, such as the Jet Provost, Strikemaster and L-39, with three Strikemasters, one Jet Provost and an Aero L-39 operating from Hawarden for airshows and pilot training.
• The furthest airport from Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,850 miles (19,071 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of CEG.
• Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• An aircraft service centre managed and owned separately from the Airbus operation is also located at the airport.