Nonstop flight route between Shijiazhuang, China and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), Shijiazhuang, China and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,017 miles (or 8,074 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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport and Carlisle Lake District 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 Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport and Carlisle Lake District Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAX / EGNC | 
| Airport Name: | Carlisle Lake District Airport | 
| Location: | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°56'15"N by 2°48'33"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Stobart Airports Ltd | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CAX | 
| More Information: | CAX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW):
- It takes under 15 minutes for a D- or G-series train to travel from Zhengding Airport Station to Shijiazhuang Railway Station.
- The closest airport to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 98 miles (157 kilometers) S of 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".
- Shijiazhuang Airport Authority views the railway as an important tool to attract passengers to the airport not just from Shijiazhuang, but from the wider region as well.
- 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.
- 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.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport handled 4,021,167 passengers last year.
Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):
- In 1960 Cumberland County Council purchased the site and renamed it Carlisle Airport.
- Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
- However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
- As the airport had lost £3.5 million on operations between 1979 and 1994, Carlisle City Council agreed to sell the airport on a 150 year lease to Haughey Airports in 2000.
- The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
- The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 2 December 2008, the Stobart Group announced the surprise £21 million purchase of London Southend Airport.




