Nonstop flight route between Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China and San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,089 miles (or 16,237 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 San Cristóbal 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 San Cristóbal 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: | SCY / SEST |
Airport Name: | San Cristóbal Airport |
Location: | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°54'37"S by 89°37'3"W |
Area Served: | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCY |
More Information: | SCY 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.
- 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 handled 2,686,007 passengers last year.
- Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about San Cristóbal Airport (SCY):
- The closest airport to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of SCY.
- The furthest airport from San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
- San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of San Cristóbal Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at San Cristóbal 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.