Nonstop flight route between Trapani, Italy and Changde, Hunan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), Trapani, Italy and Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), Changde, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,472 miles (or 8,807 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi and Changde Taohuayuan 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 Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi and Changde Taohuayuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPS / LICT |
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Location: | Trapani, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°54'42"N by 12°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Trapani |
Airport Type: | Military/public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPS |
More Information: | TPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGD / ZGCD |
Airport Name: | Changde Taohuayuan Airport |
Location: | Changde, Hunan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°55'8"N by 111°38'24"E |
Area Served: | Changde |
View all routes: | Routes from CGD |
More Information: | CGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS):
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi, also known simply as Trapani Airport, is an airport serving Trapani, Italy.
- The closest airport to Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of TPS.
- In addition to being known as "Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi", another name for TPS is "Aeroporto Vincenzo Florio di Trapani-Birgi".
- Because of Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi 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.
- Inaugurated in the 1960s as a small regional airport operating very few flights, Trapani-Birgi became even less important in the 1990s, during which only a flight to Pantelleria was operated.
- The furthest airport from Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,817 miles (19,018 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Data from Assaeroporti.
- The airport gained international attention during Operation Unified Protector in 2011 when NATO aircraft were based there during military intervention in the Libyan civil war.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi handled 1,878,557 passengers last year.
- Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD):
- The furthest airport from Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is nearly antipodal to Changde Taohuayuan Airport (meaning Changde Taohuayuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,855 kilometers) away in La Rioja, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) is Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) W of CGD.