Nonstop flight route between Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(23°33'8"N by 116°30'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W)
Distance from SWA to AYH:
5,962.23 miles (9,595.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,962 miles (or 9,595 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 Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWA / ZGOW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°33'8"N by 116°30'20"E |
| Area Served: | Shantou/Chaozhou/Jieyang |
| Operator/Owner: | Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang Airport Cooperation General Electric |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWA |
| More Information: | SWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA):
- In addition to being known as "Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport", other names for SWA include "揭阳潮汕机场" and "Jiēyáng Cháoshàn Jīchǎng".
- Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is among the 50 busiest passenger airports in China.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport handled 2,686,007 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) is Meixian Airport (MXZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of SWA.
- The furthest airport from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is nearly antipodal to Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (meaning Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orán Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Orán, Salta Province, Argentina.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- After a minimal amount of construction, RAF Alconbury was tested in May 1938 when No.
- The commercial buildings and barracks were dispersed in nearby farmland to the south east of the airfield on the other side of the A14 highway.
- During the Second World War, it was controlled by the USAAF Eighth Air Force, from 23 February 1944 to 7 August 1945 the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, thereafter the United States Air Forces in Europe,
- The technical site on the north-west side was expanded where a single T2 hangar was also erected.
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.92 miles (96.43 km) NNW | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China |     |
| 2 | 123.16 miles (198.20 km) NE | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 3 | 125.84 miles (202.52 km) WSW | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 131.70 miles (211.94 km) ENE | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 5 | 147.37 miles (237.17 km) N | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 6 | 157.05 miles (252.74 km) ENE | Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport (JJN) | Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 7 | 173.35 miles (278.98 km) WSW | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 8 | 182.53 miles (293.75 km) WSW | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 185.94 miles (299.24 km) WSW | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 10 | 186.13 miles (299.55 km) E | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 190.21 miles (306.11 km) E | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 12 | 192.39 miles (309.62 km) NW | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 13 | 197.86 miles (318.43 km) E | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 14 | 203.54 miles (327.56 km) W | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 15 | 209.35 miles (336.92 km) WSW | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,377.06 miles (19,918.90 km) ESE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,369.57 miles (19,906.84 km) SSE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,361.95 miles (19,894.58 km) SE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 12,326.37 miles (19,837.32 km) S | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,320.52 miles (19,827.90 km) ESE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,283.15 miles (19,767.76 km) SE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,278.80 miles (19,760.76 km) SSE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,226.27 miles (19,676.23 km) WSW | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 9 | 12,191.80 miles (19,620.75 km) S | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,188.29 miles (19,615.11 km) SSE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,142.07 miles (19,540.71 km) S | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,133.59 miles (19,527.07 km) SE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,102.17 miles (19,476.51 km) SSE | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,085.08 miles (19,449.01 km) E | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,061.45 miles (19,410.98 km) SSE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.06 miles (32.28 km) ESE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 24.08 miles (38.75 km) SE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.36 miles (39.21 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) E | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.97 km) NW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) SW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) E | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.32 miles (55.23 km) S | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) ENE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) SSE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.96 miles (65.92 km) SE | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 41.30 miles (66.47 km) S | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) N | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.03 miles (85.34 km) W | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,821.01 miles (19,024.03 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.21 miles (19,017.90 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,793.45 miles (18,979.67 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,790.92 miles (18,975.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,778.61 miles (18,955.80 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.86 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,753.65 miles (18,915.62 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,747.00 miles (18,904.92 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,738.73 miles (18,891.61 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,723.60 miles (18,867.25 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,723.53 miles (18,867.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,703.72 miles (18,835.27 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,695.88 miles (18,822.65 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,692.53 miles (18,817.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,679.24 miles (18,795.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |