Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Wanzhou, Chongqing, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN), Wanzhou, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,909 miles (or 12,728 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 San Antonio International Airport and Wanzhou Wuqiao 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 San Antonio International Airport and Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• The bi-level roadway in front of Terminal 1 was opened to traffic November 2009 and extended to provide service to the new terminals.
• Airport diagram for March 1962
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• The shortest flight from San Antonio International Airport is to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, a distance of 191 miles, with an average duration of 50 minutes.
• On August 1, 2012 both terminals of the airport were evacuated due to a bomb threat called from the parking garage.
• November 9, 2010 saw the closure of the original Terminal 2, and the opening of the new Terminal B.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.
• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• At the end of the war the airfield was no longer needed by the military and was turned over to the City of San Antonio for civil use.

Facts about Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN):

• Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) is Liangping Airport (LIA), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WSW of WXN.
• In addition to being known as "Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport", other names for WXN include "万州五桥机场" and "Wànzhōu Wǔqiáo Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (meaning Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.