Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Liping County, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°19'22"N by 109°9'6"E)
Distance from SWW to HZH:
7,931.55 miles (12,764.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Liping Airport (HZH), Liping County, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,932 miles (or 12,765 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 Avenger Field and Liping 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 Avenger Field and Liping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
| More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZH / ZUNP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Liping County, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°19'22"N by 109°9'6"E |
| Area Served: | Liping, Guizhou, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from HZH |
| More Information: | HZH Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
- Today, most of the cold war air force station has been redeveloped and new buildings have taken their place.
- The first course was four months long.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Liping Airport (HZH):
- The closest airport to Liping Airport (HZH) is Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NNE of HZH.
- In addition to being known as "Liping Airport", other names for HZH include "黎平机场" and "Lípíng Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Liping Airport (HZH) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Liping Airport (meaning Liping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.81 miles (57.63 km) E | Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) | Abilene, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 45.83 miles (73.75 km) E | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 63.95 miles (102.91 km) WSW | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 71.80 miles (115.55 km) S | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 75.75 miles (121.91 km) SE | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 76.87 miles (123.71 km) S | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 99.86 miles (160.71 km) ESE | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 100.05 miles (161.01 km) WSW | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 107.75 miles (173.40 km) WSW | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.44 miles (179.34 km) SE | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 113.93 miles (183.36 km) NW | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 117.01 miles (188.31 km) ENE | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 136.27 miles (219.31 km) N | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNW | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 141.69 miles (228.02 km) E | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,106.58 miles (17,874.26 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,854.83 miles (17,469.11 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,769.25 miles (17,331.38 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,757.91 miles (17,313.14 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,657.88 miles (17,152.15 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,406.42 miles (16,747.47 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,388.29 miles (16,718.29 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,372.83 miles (16,693.42 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,369.01 miles (16,687.26 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,350.23 miles (16,657.04 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,345.87 miles (16,650.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,343.80 miles (16,646.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,342.88 miles (16,645.21 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,342.40 miles (16,644.44 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,339.74 miles (16,640.16 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.35 miles (135.74 km) NNE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 85.18 miles (137.08 km) WNW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 94.21 miles (151.61 km) SE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 95.33 miles (153.41 km) SW | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 5 | 108.26 miles (174.22 km) N | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 139.63 miles (224.71 km) SW | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 146.21 miles (235.30 km) W | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 146.92 miles (236.44 km) S | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 152.37 miles (245.22 km) E | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 158.84 miles (255.62 km) NW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 203.14 miles (326.91 km) W | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 12 | 207.71 miles (334.27 km) NNE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) ENE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 221.61 miles (356.65 km) N | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 226.26 miles (364.12 km) SW | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,421.86 miles (19,991.00 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,369.72 miles (19,907.08 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,364.37 miles (19,898.47 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,236.32 miles (19,692.41 km) S | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,187.60 miles (19,614.00 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,184.22 miles (19,608.55 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,145.08 miles (19,545.56 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,111.35 miles (19,491.28 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,087.17 miles (19,452.36 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,086.96 miles (19,452.02 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,080.13 miles (19,441.04 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,053.46 miles (19,398.12 km) WSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,042.44 miles (19,380.38 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,034.69 miles (19,367.92 km) S | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,021.81 miles (19,347.19 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |