Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), San Jose, California, United States and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,597 miles (or 10,618 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County and Ankang Wulipu 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County and Ankang Wulipu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHV / KRHV |
| Airport Name: | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County |
| Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'58"N by 121°49'10"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Santa Clara County, California |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RHV |
| More Information: | RHV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKA / ZLAK |
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| Location: | Ankang, Shaanxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'29"N by 108°55'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ankang Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 860 feet (262 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKA |
| More Information: | AKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV):
- The furthest airport from Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 2010 San Jose State University's Aviation program relocated to Reid-Hillview.
- Rental cars are located in the same building with the Airport Shoppe at the airport entrance.
- Reid-Hillview is a general aviation airport.
- Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) has 2 runways.
- Because of Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) is Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of RHV.
Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):
- The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- The closest airport to Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
- Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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.
- Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
- Civil flights first started in the 1964 but ceased in 1986.
