Nonstop flight route between Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Yongzhou, Hunan, China:
Departure Airport:
(41°35'39"N by 109°3'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°20'44"N by 111°36'43"E)
Distance from RKS to LLF:
7,070.79 miles (11,379.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States and Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), Yongzhou, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,071 miles (or 11,379 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport and Yongzhou Lingling 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport and Yongzhou Lingling Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKS / KRKS |
| Airport Name: | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport |
| Location: | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'39"N by 109°3'55"W |
| Area Served: | Rock Springs, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Rock Springs & Sweetwater County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6765 feet (2,062 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RKS |
| More Information: | RKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LLF / ZGLG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yongzhou, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°20'44"N by 111°36'43"E |
| Area Served: | Yongzhou, Hunan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LLF |
| More Information: | LLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS):
- Because of Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport's high elevation of 6,765 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RKS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RKS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM), which is located 79 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of RKS.
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,864 miles (17,484 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport covers 1,242 acres at an elevation of 6,765 feet.
Facts about Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF):
- The furthest airport from Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) is Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), which is nearly antipodal to Yongzhou Lingling Airport (meaning Yongzhou Lingling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in El Salvador, Chile.
- Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yongzhou Lingling Airport", other names for LLF include "永州零陵机场" and "Yǒngzhōu Línglíng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) is Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) ENE of LLF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) WNW | Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States |     |
| 2 | 82.99 miles (133.56 km) SSW | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 86.13 miles (138.62 km) NNE | Hunt Field (LND) | Lander, Wyoming, United States | |
| 4 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) NW | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 91.28 miles (146.91 km) NNW | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 97.33 miles (156.63 km) E | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 106.17 miles (170.87 km) NNE | Riverton Regional Airport (RIW) | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 110.61 miles (178.01 km) SE | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 116.42 miles (187.36 km) E | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 123.18 miles (198.25 km) NW | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 123.22 miles (198.31 km) SE | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 136.64 miles (219.91 km) ESE | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 144.39 miles (232.38 km) W | Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) | Logan, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 154.24 miles (248.22 km) W | Hill Air Force Base (HIF) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 154.93 miles (249.33 km) W | Brigham City Airport (BMC) | Brigham City, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,863.97 miles (17,483.82 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,781.90 miles (17,351.75 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,770.23 miles (17,332.96 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,746.98 miles (17,295.55 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,651.86 miles (17,142.46 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,536.86 miles (16,957.39 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,510.21 miles (16,914.50 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,473.05 miles (16,854.70 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,375.82 miles (16,698.22 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,354.62 miles (16,664.10 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,344.36 miles (16,647.60 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,343.15 miles (16,645.64 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,331.94 miles (16,627.60 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,331.00 miles (16,626.09 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,304.52 miles (16,583.48 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.69 miles (118.59 km) ENE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 125.09 miles (201.31 km) SW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) WNW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 147.00 miles (236.58 km) SE | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 152.37 miles (245.22 km) W | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 161.60 miles (260.08 km) NE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 7 | 177.07 miles (284.96 km) NW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 177.81 miles (286.15 km) N | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 194.03 miles (312.26 km) ENE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.86 km) E | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 199.29 miles (320.72 km) E | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 200.90 miles (323.32 km) S | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 202.67 miles (326.17 km) SW | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 203.49 miles (327.49 km) NNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 228.40 miles (367.58 km) WNW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.46 miles (19,877.70 km) E | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,299.36 miles (19,793.85 km) E | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,295.63 miles (19,787.85 km) ESE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,231.10 miles (19,684.00 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,227.96 miles (19,678.94 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,212.66 miles (19,654.32 km) SW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,205.61 miles (19,642.97 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,198.48 miles (19,631.50 km) SSE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,190.62 miles (19,618.86 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,168.42 miles (19,583.12 km) S | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,166.99 miles (19,580.83 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,158.49 miles (19,567.14 km) SSE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,136.48 miles (19,531.72 km) SE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,099.92 miles (19,472.89 km) SW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,081.19 miles (19,442.74 km) SW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |