Nonstop flight route between Sanya, Hainan, China and Antofagasta, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), Sanya, Hainan, China and Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), Antofagasta, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,081 miles (or 19,443 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 Sanya Phoenix International Airport and Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International 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 Sanya Phoenix International Airport and Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between SYX and ANF makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Sanya Phoenix International Airport and Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between SYX and ANF are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Sanya, Hainan, China and Antofagasta, Chile by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between SYX and ANF!

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Facts about Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX):

• Sanya Phoenix International Airport is an airport serving the city of Sanya in Hainan, the southernmost province of China.
• Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) is Chacalluta International Airport (ARI), which is nearly antipodal to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (meaning Sanya Phoenix International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chacalluta International Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Arica, Chile.
• The closest airport to Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) is Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), which is located 132 miles (212 kilometers) NNE of SYX.
• In addition to being known as "Sanya Phoenix International Airport", other names for SYX include "三亚凤凰国际机场" and "Sānyà Fènghuáng Guójì Jīcháng".

Facts about Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF):

• The closest airport to Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNE of ANF.
• Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 455 feet, planes can take off or land at Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International 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.
• The furthest airport from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) is Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH), which is nearly antipodal to Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (meaning Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liuzhou Bailian Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.