Nonstop flight route between Þórshöfn, Iceland and Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Þórshöfn Airport (THO), Þórshöfn, Iceland and Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,343 miles (or 8,599 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 Þórshöfn Airport and Jiujiang Lushan 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 Þórshöfn Airport and Jiujiang Lushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | THO / BITN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Þórshöfn, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°13'5"N by 15°20'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Þórshöfn, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from THO | 
| More Information: | THO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIU / ZSJJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°28'36"N by 115°48'3"E | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JIU | 
| More Information: | JIU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Þórshöfn Airport (THO):
- In addition to being known as "Þórshöfn Airport", another name for THO is "Þórshafnarflugvöllur".
- The closest airport to Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of THO.
- Because of Þórshöfn Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Þórshöfn 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.
- Þórshöfn Airport (THO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,096 miles (17,857 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
Facts about Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU):
- In addition to being known as "Jiujiang Lushan Airport", other names for JIU include "九江庐山机场" and "Jiǔjiāng Lúshān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) S of JIU.
- The furthest airport from Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (meaning Jiujiang Lushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.




