Nonstop flight route between Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Blythe, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,893 miles (or 11,094 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 Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport and Blythe 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 Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT):

• In addition to being known as "Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport", another name for RHT is "阿拉善右旗巴丹吉林机场".
• The furthest airport from Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) is Pichoy Airport (ZAL), which is nearly antipodal to Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (meaning Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pichoy Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Valdivia, Chile.
• The closest airport to Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) WSW of RHT.

Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• At its peak in December, 1943 the base had a population just short of 8000 uniformed and civilian personnel.
• Blythe Airport covers 3,904 acres at an elevation of 399 feet.
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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.
• Blythe Airport is seven miles west of Blythe, in Riverside County, California.
• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• During World War II the airfield was known as Blythe Army Air Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces.