Nonstop flight route between Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and Foshan, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI), Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States and Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), Foshan, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,189 miles (or 13,178 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 Shelbyville Municipal Airport and Foshan Shadi 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 Shelbyville Municipal Airport and Foshan Shadi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYI / KSYI |
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Location: | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'33"N by 86°26'32"W |
Area Served: | Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Shelbyville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 801 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYI |
More Information: | SYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUO / ZGFS |
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Location: | Foshan, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°4'56"N by 113°4'14"E |
Area Served: | Foshan, Guangdong, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FUO |
More Information: | FUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI):
- Because of Shelbyville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Shelbyville Municipal 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.
- Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Shelbyville Municipal Airport", another name for SYI is "Bomar Field".
- The closest airport to Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of SYI.
- The furthest airport from Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,211 miles (18,042 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO):
- The closest airport to Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) is Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of FUO.
- The furthest airport from Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) is El Loa Airport (CJC), which is nearly antipodal to Foshan Shadi Airport (meaning Foshan Shadi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Loa Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Foshan Shadi Airport", other names for FUO include "佛山沙堤机场" and "Fóshān Shādī Jīchǎng".
- Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) currently has only 1 runway.