Nonstop flight route between Shijiazhuang, China and Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW), Shijiazhuang, China and Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,433 miles (or 10,353 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 Flying Cloud 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 Flying Cloud 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 |
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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: | FCM / KFCM |
Airport Name: | Flying Cloud Airport |
Location: | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'37"N by 93°27'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Airports Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 906 feet (276 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCM |
More Information: | FCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW):
- 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 Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway passes within about 3 km south of the airport's terminal.
- 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 (SJW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport handled 4,021,167 passengers last year.
- 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.
- It takes under 15 minutes for a D- or G-series train to travel from Zhengding Airport Station to Shijiazhuang Railway Station.
Facts about Flying Cloud Airport (FCM):
- Because of Flying Cloud Airport's relatively low elevation of 906 feet, planes can take off or land at Flying Cloud 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 Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,748 miles (17,297 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of FCM.
- Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) has 3 runways.