Nonstop flight route between Shanghai, China and Hondo, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(31°11'53"N by 121°20'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°21'33"N by 99°10'38"W)
Distance from SHA to HDO:
7,477.90 miles (12,034.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), Shanghai, China and South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO), Hondo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,478 miles (or 12,034 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo, 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHA / ZSSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shanghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°11'53"N by 121°20'11"E |
| Area Served: | Shanghai |
| Operator/Owner: | Shanghai Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHA |
| More Information: | SHA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDO / KHDO |
| Airport Name: | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo |
| Location: | Hondo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 99°10'38"W |
| Area Served: | Hondo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hondo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 930 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDO |
| More Information: | HDO Maps & Info |
Facts about Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA):
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport handled 33,851,200 passengers last year.
- Because of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Hongqiao 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (meaning Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport", other names for SHA include "上海虹桥国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Hóngqiáo Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) E of SHA.
- On 1 January 2013, holders of passports issued by 45 countries do not need a visa if transiting through Hongqiao Airport provided they hold valid passports.
- Hongqiao Airport served as Shanghai's primary airport until the completion of Pudong International Airport in 1999, when almost all international flights were moved to Pudong.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) has 2 runways.
Facts about South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO):
- South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,955 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- After the mid-1970s the base housed a number of businesses, including a fiberglass-products plant, a greenhouse, a national guard armory, and the Medina Electric Cooperative.
- The closest airport to South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) is Garner Field (UVA), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of HDO.
- Because of South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo's relatively low elevation of 930 feet, planes can take off or land at South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo 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.
- South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo is a public use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Hondo, a city in Medina County, Texas, United States.
- In 1957 a golf course was constructed on the base through the efforts of base commander Lt Col Earl V.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.98 miles (45.02 km) E | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |     |
| 2 | 55.47 miles (89.27 km) W | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 57.30 miles (92.22 km) WNW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 85.73 miles (137.97 km) SW | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 5 | 95.05 miles (152.96 km) S | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) WNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 7 | 106.54 miles (171.45 km) SE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 8 | 133.88 miles (215.47 km) NW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 149.84 miles (241.15 km) SSW | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 150.59 miles (242.34 km) WNW | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 11 | 167.54 miles (269.64 km) NNW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 182.20 miles (293.23 km) S | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 212.15 miles (341.43 km) SW | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 14 | 218.51 miles (351.66 km) W | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 219.13 miles (352.66 km) NW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.81 miles (19,950.69 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,393.45 miles (19,945.27 km) WSW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,348.88 miles (19,873.55 km) SSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,348.55 miles (19,873.01 km) SW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,330.07 miles (19,843.28 km) SSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,322.11 miles (19,830.46 km) ESE | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,311.55 miles (19,813.47 km) S | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,299.19 miles (19,793.58 km) SW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,299.07 miles (19,793.38 km) SW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,297.50 miles (19,790.86 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,295.79 miles (19,788.10 km) SSW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,286.65 miles (19,773.39 km) SSE | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,271.04 miles (19,748.27 km) WSW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,265.60 miles (19,739.52 km) SE | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,247.57 miles (19,710.50 km) W | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.61 miles (57.31 km) WSW | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 35.95 miles (57.86 km) E | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 42.57 miles (68.51 km) E | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 43.02 miles (69.23 km) N | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 44.00 miles (70.81 km) ENE | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 55.33 miles (89.05 km) ENE | Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) | Universal City, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 62.41 miles (100.43 km) S | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 96.38 miles (155.10 km) WSW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 9 | 96.38 miles (155.11 km) W | Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) | Del Rio, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 105.36 miles (169.57 km) W | Del Rio International Airport (DRT) | Del Rio, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 107.25 miles (172.61 km) ENE | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 115.85 miles (186.44 km) W | Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 13 | 119.89 miles (192.95 km) NE | Austin Executive Airport (EDC) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 126.05 miles (202.86 km) N | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 126.61 miles (203.75 km) S | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,156.93 miles (17,955.30 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,866.92 miles (17,488.56 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,864.66 miles (17,484.93 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,760.81 miles (17,317.80 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,753.53 miles (17,306.08 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,424.00 miles (16,775.76 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,410.55 miles (16,754.11 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,405.52 miles (16,746.02 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,399.83 miles (16,736.86 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,397.53 miles (16,733.16 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,391.73 miles (16,723.82 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,388.03 miles (16,717.88 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,374.57 miles (16,696.21 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,371.55 miles (16,691.35 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,371.40 miles (16,691.11 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |