Nonstop flight route between Suzhou, Jiangsu, China and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,685 miles (or 9,149 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 Suzhou Guangfu Airport and Birmingham 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 Suzhou Guangfu Airport and Birmingham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV):

• The closest airport to Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) is Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) N of SZV.
• In addition to being known as "Suzhou Guangfu Airport", other names for SZV include "苏州光福机场", "Sūzhōu Guāngfú Jīchǎng" and "ZSSV".
• The furthest airport from Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is nearly antipodal to Suzhou Guangfu Airport (meaning Suzhou Guangfu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):

• Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
• It is primarily served by the A45 main road, and is near Junction 6 of the M42 motorway.
• Although initial plans for a second runway were scrapped, this is now firmly back on the airports agenda ahead of the report into Britains aviation strategy being published.
• The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
• Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The runway extension will be officially opened on 22 July 2014 and will be marked by a series of charter flights operated by China Southern Airlines to Beijing.
• Birmingham Airport, formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located 5.5 nautical miles east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England.
• The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
• It has been found that Birmingham airport is the most accessible airport in the UK.