Nonstop flight route between Richmond, Virginia, United States and Shijiazhuang, China:
Departure Airport:
(37°30'18"N by 77°19'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°16'50"N by 114°41'48"E)
Distance from RIC to SJW:
7,144.88 miles (11,498.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Richmond International Airport (RIC), Richmond, Virginia, United States and Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), Shijiazhuang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,145 miles (or 11,499 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 Richmond International Airport and Shijiazhuang Zhengding 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 Richmond International Airport and Shijiazhuang Zhengding 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: | RIC / KRIC |
| Airport Name: | Richmond International Airport |
| Location: | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°30'18"N by 77°19'9"W |
| Area Served: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIC |
| More Information: | RIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJW / ZBSJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shijiazhuang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'50"N by 114°41'48"E |
| Area Served: | Shijiazhuang, Hebei |
| Operator/Owner: | Hebei Airport Management Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 233 feet (71 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJW |
| More Information: | SJW Maps & Info |
Facts about Richmond International Airport (RIC):
- Richmond International Airport handled 3,311,747 passengers last year.
- Seven commercial air carriers currently serve RIC, with non-stop flights to 20 destinations, and connecting flights to other countries.
- The furthest airport from Richmond International Airport (RIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,698 miles (18,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Richmond International Airport is the busiest airport in central Virginia.
- Because of Richmond International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Richmond 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.
- A terminal building designed by Marcellus Wright and Son was completed in 1950.
- The closest airport to Richmond International Airport (RIC) is A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of RIC.
- In 2007, the airport served 3,634,544 passengers, a record for the airport.
- Richmond International Airport (RIC) has 3 runways.
- In November 2012, RIC served 262,146 passengers.
- Richmond International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport, in Sandston, Virginia, an unincorporated community.
Facts about Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW):
- In addition to being known as "Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport", other names for SJW include "石家莊正定國際機場" and "Shíjiāzhuāng Zhèngdìng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of SJW.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Shijiazhuang Zhengding 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.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport handled 4,021,167 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (meaning Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
- The Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway passes within about 3 km south of the airport's terminal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.96 miles (62.70 km) N | A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH) | Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 45.81 miles (73.72 km) SW | Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) | Blackstone, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 49.79 miles (80.13 km) NW | Louisa County Airport (LOW) | Louisa, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 52.21 miles (84.03 km) ESE | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) | Newport News, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 60.24 miles (96.95 km) ESE | Langley Field (LFI) | Hampton, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 60.27 miles (97.00 km) SSE | Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) | Franklin, Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 64.79 miles (104.27 km) NW | Orange County Airport (OMH) | Orange, Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) SE | Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 69.95 miles (112.58 km) NE | St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW) | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | |
| 10 | 73.23 miles (117.85 km) NE | Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | |
| 11 | 74.61 miles (120.06 km) SE | Norfolk International Airport (ORF) | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States | |
| 12 | 75.78 miles (121.95 km) NW | Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO) | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 76.71 miles (123.45 km) SSW | Halifax County Airport (RZZ) | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 83.94 miles (135.09 km) N | Davison Army Airfield (DAA) | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 84.72 miles (136.34 km) N | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,698.32 miles (18,826.58 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,675.83 miles (18,790.37 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,652.48 miles (18,752.80 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,651.61 miles (18,751.40 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,614.94 miles (18,692.39 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,600.94 miles (18,669.85 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,591.10 miles (18,654.02 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,576.22 miles (18,630.07 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,571.36 miles (18,622.26 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,556.58 miles (18,598.46 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,518.40 miles (18,537.03 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,482.27 miles (18,478.88 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,478.25 miles (18,472.40 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,467.49 miles (18,455.09 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,411.81 miles (18,365.49 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) S | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 118.48 miles (190.67 km) WSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 122.27 miles (196.78 km) S | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 137.85 miles (221.84 km) NE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 5 | 139.10 miles (223.86 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 154.28 miles (248.30 km) ENE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 7 | 160.23 miles (257.86 km) NE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 164.91 miles (265.39 km) SSW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 9 | 169.44 miles (272.68 km) SE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 170.27 miles (274.03 km) N | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 197.88 miles (318.46 km) W | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 12 | 203.18 miles (326.99 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 225.73 miles (363.28 km) SSE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 234.40 miles (377.22 km) NW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 264.19 miles (425.17 km) S | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.29 miles (19,806.62 km) SSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,302.22 miles (19,798.45 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,296.78 miles (19,789.70 km) E | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,276.04 miles (19,756.32 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,265.50 miles (19,739.36 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,264.59 miles (19,737.89 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,241.86 miles (19,701.32 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,238.90 miles (19,696.56 km) SSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,219.95 miles (19,666.06 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,218.15 miles (19,663.16 km) ESE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,183.01 miles (19,606.61 km) SW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,172.79 miles (19,590.16 km) ESE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,167.17 miles (19,581.12 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,164.14 miles (19,576.24 km) SE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,162.37 miles (19,573.39 km) E | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |