Nonstop flight route between Qingdao, Shandong, China and Teesside, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(36°15'57"N by 120°22'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(54°30'33"N by 1°25'45"W)
Distance from TAO to MME:
5,279.56 miles (8,496.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), Qingdao, Shandong, China and Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), Teesside, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,497 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 Qingdao Liuting International Airport and Durham Tees Valley 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 Qingdao Liuting International Airport and Durham Tees Valley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAO / ZSQD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'57"N by 120°22'27"E |
| Area Served: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Qingdao International Airport Group Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAO |
| More Information: | TAO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MME / EGNV |
| Airport Name: | Durham Tees Valley Airport |
| Location: | Teesside, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°30'33"N by 1°25'45"W |
| Area Served: | North East England, North Yorkshire |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Investments (DTVA) Ltd (89%) Local Authorities (11%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MME |
| More Information: | MME Maps & Info |
Facts about Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO):
- In 2012, Qingdao Liuting was the 17th busiest airport in China with 12,601,152 passengers.
- Because of Qingdao Liuting International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Qingdao Liuting 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.
- Qingdao Liuting International Airport handled 12,601,152 passengers last year.
- Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) WNW of TAO.
- In addition to being known as "Qingdao Liuting International Airport", other names for TAO include "青岛流亭国际机场" and "Qīngdǎo Liútíng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is Las Flores Airport (ELB), which is nearly antipodal to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (meaning Qingdao Liuting International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flores Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in El Banco, Colombia.
Facts about Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME):
- The furthest airport from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,741 miles (18,895 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The former RAF Station and airfield was purchased by the former Cleveland County Council, which saw the potential of the airfield as a commercial one, and developed it into a civil airport.
- Durham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport located in Darlington, North East England.
- Durham Tees Valley Airport handled 161,092 passengers last year.
- Durham Tees Valley is a base for Cobham plc, who have a fleet of six Dassault Falcon 20s based at the airport.
- The Sky Express bus service was launched in May 2005 and connected the airport with Darlington's Rail Station and Town Hall.
- Shortly afterwards, a new access road, terminal front and terminal interior were completed, but the remainder of a planned £56 million expansion and development programme which would have enabled the airport to handle up to 3 million passengers annually never materialised due to the above mentioned decrease in passenger numbers.
- The closest airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNW of MME.
- Because of Durham Tees Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Durham Tees Valley 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.
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.59 miles (120.04 km) WNW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China |     |
| 2 | 95.90 miles (154.34 km) NE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 120.80 miles (194.41 km) ENE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 138.73 miles (223.26 km) SW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) SW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) WNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 185.44 miles (298.43 km) SSW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 196.48 miles (316.21 km) S | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 197.09 miles (317.18 km) NNE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 220.46 miles (354.79 km) SW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 235.55 miles (379.08 km) WSW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 242.16 miles (389.72 km) NNE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 13 | 257.67 miles (414.69 km) NW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 14 | 258.16 miles (415.46 km) N | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 258.70 miles (416.33 km) S | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.64 miles (19,963.28 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,382.63 miles (19,927.87 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,366.96 miles (19,902.64 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,319.73 miles (19,826.63 km) SSW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,308.77 miles (19,809.00 km) ESE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,304.73 miles (19,802.50 km) SW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,300.60 miles (19,795.85 km) SSW | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,298.59 miles (19,792.62 km) SSW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.15 km) SSE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,287.44 miles (19,774.67 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,285.24 miles (19,771.13 km) SSE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,278.24 miles (19,759.86 km) WSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,277.32 miles (19,758.39 km) SSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,275.34 miles (19,755.19 km) SW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,273.83 miles (19,752.77 km) SW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.99 miles (61.13 km) NNW | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 45.41 miles (73.07 km) SSW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 62.50 miles (100.59 km) WNW | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 73.49 miles (118.28 km) SSE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 77.06 miles (124.01 km) S | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 78.01 miles (125.55 km) SE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 78.60 miles (126.49 km) WSW | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 79.09 miles (127.28 km) SW | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 82.37 miles (132.57 km) SW | Blackpool International Airport (BLK) | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 86.92 miles (139.88 km) SSW | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 88.64 miles (142.65 km) SE | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 99.68 miles (160.42 km) SW | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 110.59 miles (177.98 km) SSE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 111.54 miles (179.51 km) SW | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 116.02 miles (186.71 km) S | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,740.92 miles (18,895.14 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,738.93 miles (18,891.93 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,719.58 miles (18,860.79 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,698.70 miles (18,827.18 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,676.30 miles (18,791.14 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,664.66 miles (18,772.41 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,659.11 miles (18,763.47 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,649.58 miles (18,748.13 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,643.65 miles (18,738.60 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,643.65 miles (18,738.60 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,628.44 miles (18,714.11 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,612.40 miles (18,688.30 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,608.55 miles (18,682.10 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,603.74 miles (18,674.37 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,582.14 miles (18,639.61 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |