Nonstop flight route between Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China:
Departure Airport:
(10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°58'26"N by 100°45'34"E)
Distance from ULI to JHG:
2,711.23 miles (4,363.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG), Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,711 miles (or 4,363 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 Falalop Airfield and Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ULI / |
| Airport Name: | Falalop Airfield |
| Location: | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from ULI |
| More Information: | ULI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHG / ZPJH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'26"N by 100°45'34"E |
| Area Served: | Jinghong |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1815 feet (553 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JHG |
| More Information: | JHG Maps & Info |
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- The airfield remains in use today.
- On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions.
- Ulithi Atoll was captured unopposed on 20 September 1944.
- Units stationed at Falalop included VMD-354 operating photo-reconnaissance F4Us and VMF-542 operating F6F-3N night-fighters.
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
- Marine Air Group 45 deployed to Falalop in late September to establish base operations.
- Fleet Air Wing One was based at Falalop from 15 October until 30 December 1944 when it was relocated to Saipan.
- The furthest airport from Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Falalop Airfield (meaning Falalop Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG):
- The furthest airport from Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,871 miles (19,104 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport", other names for JHG include "西双版纳嘎洒机场" and "Xishuāngbǎnnà Gāsǎ jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) is Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) SSE of JHG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.71 miles (195.87 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |     |
| 2 | 402.42 miles (647.62 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 3 | 414.68 miles (667.36 km) NE | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 4 | 425.53 miles (684.82 km) NE | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 5 | 466.91 miles (751.42 km) NE | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 522.34 miles (840.63 km) NE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) NE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 814.92 miles (1,311.49 km) SSW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 829.16 miles (1,334.40 km) SSW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 841.80 miles (1,354.74 km) E | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 850.19 miles (1,368.25 km) S | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 851.06 miles (1,369.64 km) SSW | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 871.84 miles (1,403.08 km) S | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 886.99 miles (1,427.47 km) SSW | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 891.60 miles (1,434.88 km) S | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.55 miles (19,930.96 km) SSE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,252.03 miles (19,717.68 km) SSE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,225.06 miles (19,674.28 km) ESE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,213.51 miles (19,655.69 km) WSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,199.83 miles (19,633.67 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,133.38 miles (19,526.74 km) W | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.97 km) SE | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,100.48 miles (19,473.78 km) SSE | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,099.29 miles (19,471.87 km) S | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,096.15 miles (19,466.82 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,086.07 miles (19,450.60 km) WSW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,081.65 miles (19,443.49 km) ESE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.05 miles (19,397.46 km) WSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,050.58 miles (19,393.49 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,050.16 miles (19,392.81 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.31 miles (130.85 km) SSE | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 2 | 85.81 miles (138.10 km) WSW | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 3 | 115.85 miles (186.44 km) SSW | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 119.46 miles (192.25 km) SE | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 5 | 120.38 miles (193.74 km) S | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 6 | 130.57 miles (210.14 km) NNW | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 149.74 miles (240.98 km) ESE | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 150.71 miles (242.54 km) SSW | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 9 | 169.60 miles (272.94 km) SSE | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 10 | 199.57 miles (321.17 km) SSE | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 11 | 204.08 miles (328.44 km) WNW | Lashio Airport (LSH) | Lashio, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 218.70 miles (351.96 km) NW | Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) | Mang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 234.26 miles (377.01 km) SE | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 14 | 234.93 miles (378.08 km) SW | Pai Airport (PYY) | Pai, Thailand | |
| 15 | 235.44 miles (378.90 km) NNW | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,870.63 miles (19,103.87 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,867.18 miles (19,098.32 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,862.06 miles (19,090.08 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,845.15 miles (19,062.87 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,844.69 miles (19,062.13 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,834.62 miles (19,045.92 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,815.04 miles (19,014.41 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,807.62 miles (19,002.47 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,807.62 miles (19,002.47 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 10 | 11,803.61 miles (18,996.02 km) SW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,774.86 miles (18,949.76 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,771.91 miles (18,945.00 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,768.75 miles (18,939.93 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,747.31 miles (18,905.42 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,743.21 miles (18,898.81 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |