Nonstop flight route between Berlin, Germany and Lanzhou, Gansu, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°22'42"N by 13°31'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°30'54"N by 103°37'12"E)
Distance from SXF to LHW:
4,279.39 miles (6,886.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), Berlin, Germany and Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW), Lanzhou, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,279 miles (or 6,887 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 Berlin Schönefeld Airport and Lanzhou Zhongchuan 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 Berlin Schönefeld Airport and Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXF / EDDB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°22'42"N by 13°31'14"E |
| Area Served: | Berlin, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXF |
| More Information: | SXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHW / ZLLL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lanzhou, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'54"N by 103°37'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | HNA Airport Group Company Ltd Gansu Division |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6388 feet (1,947 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LHW |
| More Information: | LHW Maps & Info |
Facts about Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF):
- The furthest airport from Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,688 miles (18,810 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Berlin Schönefeld Airport", other names for SXF include "Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld" and "EDDB, ETBS".
- A stipulation of the Four Power Agreement following World War II was a total ban on German carriers' participation in air transport to Berlin, where access was restricted to US, British, French and Soviet airlines.
- The closest airport to Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) is Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of SXF.
- Terminal C was originally built to accommodate flights to Israel.
- Berlin Schönefeld Airport handled 709,727 passengers last year.
- Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Berlin Schönefeld Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Schönefeld 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.
Facts about Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW):
- In addition to being known as "Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport", other names for LHW include "兰州中川机场", "Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng" and "ZGC".
- Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport's high elevation of 6,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LHW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LHW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The construction of a railway line between the airport and the city started on 2012-12-21.
- Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for Hainan Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (meaning Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LHW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.26 miles (13.29 km) NW | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany |     |
| 2 | 15.89 miles (25.58 km) NW | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 3 | 17.42 miles (28.04 km) WNW | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 4 | 54.61 miles (87.88 km) SE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 5 | 85.01 miles (136.81 km) N | Neubrandenburg Airport (FNB) | Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 6 | 85.72 miles (137.95 km) SW | Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) | Leipzig, Germany | |
| 7 | 86.61 miles (139.39 km) S | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 8 | 96.22 miles (154.85 km) WSW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 9 | 97.76 miles (157.32 km) E | Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) | Zielona Góra, Poland | |
| 10 | 101.23 miles (162.91 km) NE | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 11 | 102.53 miles (165.00 km) NW | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 12 | 105.85 miles (170.35 km) SSW | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany | |
| 13 | 106.90 miles (172.03 km) NNE | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 14 | 118.18 miles (190.19 km) NNW | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 15 | 138.79 miles (223.36 km) N | Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) | Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,688.23 miles (18,810.34 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,298.94 miles (18,183.84 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,298.62 miles (18,183.33 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,293.78 miles (18,175.53 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,285.28 miles (18,161.86 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,285.13 miles (18,161.61 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,283.21 miles (18,158.52 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,277.45 miles (18,149.25 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,274.63 miles (18,144.71 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,259.35 miles (18,120.12 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,250.98 miles (18,106.65 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,250.00 miles (18,105.08 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,245.39 miles (18,097.65 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,244.22 miles (18,095.77 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,238.77 miles (18,086.99 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) W | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 111.81 miles (179.94 km) NE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 4 | 129.87 miles (209.00 km) SSW | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 156.43 miles (251.76 km) NNW | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 6 | 193.72 miles (311.76 km) NE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 196.78 miles (316.69 km) NE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 8 | 215.33 miles (346.54 km) NNW | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 225.62 miles (363.10 km) NW | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 10 | 227.59 miles (366.28 km) ESE | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 252.97 miles (407.11 km) S | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 284.87 miles (458.45 km) NE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 306.26 miles (492.88 km) SE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 14 | 308.61 miles (496.66 km) SSE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 322.07 miles (518.32 km) ESE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.06 miles (19,717.73 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,195.40 miles (19,626.54 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,185.27 miles (19,610.23 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,179.66 miles (19,601.21 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,155.77 miles (19,562.77 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,132.17 miles (19,524.79 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 12,127.19 miles (19,516.78 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,127.14 miles (19,516.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,101.80 miles (19,475.91 km) SSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,090.97 miles (19,458.49 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,071.41 miles (19,427.00 km) SSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,065.23 miles (19,417.06 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,060.98 miles (19,410.22 km) SW | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,054.67 miles (19,400.06 km) WSW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,053.63 miles (19,398.39 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |