Nonstop flight route between Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and Kédougou, Senegal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and Kédougou Airport (KGG), Kédougou, Senegal would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,168 miles (or 13,145 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 Kédougou 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 Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport and Kédougou Airport. 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 |
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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: | KGG / GOTK |
| Airport Name: | Kédougou Airport |
| Location: | Kédougou, Senegal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°34'19"N by 12°13'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 584 feet (178 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGG |
| More Information: | KGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA):
- The airport covers an area of 55,000 square metres and 12 jetways with the passenger terminal divided into two, with the domestic terminal on one side and the international on the other.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport handled 2,686,007 passengers last year.
- 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".
- 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.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kédougou Airport (KGG):
- The furthest airport from Kédougou Airport (KGG) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kédougou Airport (meaning Kédougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Kédougou Airport (KGG) is Kéniéba Airport (KNZ), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ENE of KGG.
- Because of Kédougou Airport's relatively low elevation of 584 feet, planes can take off or land at Kédougou 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.
- Kédougou Airport (KGG) currently has only 1 runway.
