Nonstop flight route between Upington, South Africa and Yantai, Shandong, China:
Departure Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E)
Distance from UTN to YNT:
7,897.70 miles (12,710.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa and Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT), Yantai, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,898 miles (or 12,710 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 Upington Airport and Yantai Laishan International 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 Upington Airport and Yantai Laishan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNT / ZSYT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yantai, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E |
| Area Served: | Yantai |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNT |
| More Information: | YNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Many major car manufacturers bring their cars and commercial vehicles to Upington to test them in the hot dry and sunny conditions.
- Upington Airport serves as an international cargo hub.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- With the fall of the Portuguese regime in Angola, South African Airways lost its landing rights in Luanda.
Facts about Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT):
- Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Yantai Laishan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Yantai Laishan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yantai Laishan International Airport", other names for YNT include "烟台莱山国际机场" and "Yāntái Láishān Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of YNT.
- The furthest airport from Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Tandil Airport (TDL), which is nearly antipodal to Yantai Laishan International Airport (meaning Yantai Laishan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tandil Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Tandil, Argentina.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.40 miles (79.50 km) ESE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 95.90 miles (154.34 km) SW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 108.43 miles (174.51 km) N | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 4 | 134.80 miles (216.94 km) WSW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.12 km) NNE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 198.16 miles (318.91 km) NNW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 7 | 231.73 miles (372.93 km) SW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 231.96 miles (373.31 km) W | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 240.26 miles (386.67 km) SW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 243.04 miles (391.14 km) NW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 248.68 miles (400.22 km) WNW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 256.16 miles (412.25 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 264.82 miles (426.19 km) ENE | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 14 | 267.88 miles (431.11 km) NNE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 278.07 miles (447.51 km) E | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.68 miles (19,958.52 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,368.37 miles (19,904.91 km) WSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,366.43 miles (19,901.79 km) SW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,361.38 miles (19,893.66 km) S | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,348.18 miles (19,872.42 km) W | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,342.45 miles (19,863.20 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,340.90 miles (19,860.70 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,321.74 miles (19,829.86 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,264.03 miles (19,736.99 km) SSW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.10 km) S | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,257.85 miles (19,727.04 km) E | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,240.02 miles (19,698.36 km) S | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,233.06 miles (19,687.15 km) S | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,227.92 miles (19,678.89 km) ESE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,227.72 miles (19,678.56 km) SSW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |