Nonstop flight route between Show Low, Arizona, United States and Liangping, Chongqing, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), Show Low, Arizona, United States and Liangping Airport (LIA), Liangping, Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,319 miles (or 11,778 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 Show Low Regional Airport and Liangping 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 Show Low Regional Airport and Liangping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOW / KSOW |
Airport Name: | Show Low Regional Airport |
Location: | Show Low, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'56"N by 110°0'20"W |
Area Served: | Show Low, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Showlow |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6415 feet (1,955 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOW |
More Information: | SOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIA / ZULP |
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Location: | Liangping, Chongqing, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°40'45"N by 107°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Wanzhou |
Airport Type: | Military/Former public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIA |
More Information: | LIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Show Low Regional Airport (SOW):
- Show Low Regional Airport (SOW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Show Low Regional Airport (SOW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Show Low Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,415 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SOW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SOW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Show Low Regional Airport (SOW) is Taylor Airport (TYZ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of SOW.
- Show Low Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles east of the central business district of Show Low, in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
Facts about Liangping Airport (LIA):
- Liangping Airport (LIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Liangping Airport (LIA) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Liangping Airport (meaning Liangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The airport was opened to commercial flights on 14 July 1988, and over the years had routes to Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chongqing, and Guangzhou.
- The closest airport to Liangping Airport (LIA) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of LIA.
- Liangping Airport, also called Wanzhou Liangping Airport, is a former dual-use military and civil airport, located west of Liangping in Chongqing Municipality, China.
- In addition to being known as "Liangping Airport", another name for LIA is "梁平机场".