Nonstop flight route between Plentywood, Montana, United States and Kunming, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sher-Wood Airport (PWD), Plentywood, Montana, United States and Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), Kunming, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,057 miles (or 11,357 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 Sher-Wood Airport and Kunming Changshui 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 Sher-Wood Airport and Kunming Changshui 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: | PWD / KPWD |
| Airport Name: | Sher-Wood Airport |
| Location: | Plentywood, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'20"N by 104°31'23"W |
| Area Served: | Plentywood, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Plentwood & Sheridan County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2264 feet (690 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWD |
| More Information: | PWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMG / ZPPP |
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| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°6'6"N by 102°55'45"E |
| Area Served: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6900 feet (2,103 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMG |
| More Information: | KMG Maps & Info |
Facts about Sher-Wood Airport (PWD):
- The closest airport to Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) is Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of PWD.
- The furthest airport from Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,321 miles (16,610 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) has 3 runways.
Facts about Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG):
- In addition to being known as "Kunming Changshui International Airport", other names for KMG include "昆明长水国际机场" and "Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The new airport has two runways, and is expected to handle 38 million passengers per year by 2020.
- The furthest airport from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Kunming Changshui International Airport (meaning Kunming Changshui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,353 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) has 2 runways.
- The airport is the terminus of Line 6 of the Kunming Metro, which opened on the same day as the airport.
- The closest airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) SE of KMG.
- Because of Kunming Changshui International Airport's high elevation of 6,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
