Nonstop flight route between Peru, Illinois, United States and Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS), Peru, Illinois, United States and Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW), Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,547 miles (or 12,146 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 Illinois Valley Regional Airport and Ganzhou Huangjin 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 Illinois Valley Regional Airport and Ganzhou Huangjin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VYS / KVYS |
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Location: | Peru, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°21'6"N by 89°9'11"W |
Area Served: | Peru, Illinois |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 654 feet (199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VYS |
More Information: | VYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOW / ZSGZ |
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Location: | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°51'6"N by 114°46'36"E |
Area Served: | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOW |
More Information: | KOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS):
- Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,020 miles (17,735 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Illinois Valley Regional Airport", another name for VYS is "Walter A. Duncan Field".
- Because of Illinois Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Illinois Valley Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NE of VYS.
Facts about Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW):
- The closest airport to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) N of KOW.
- In addition to being known as "Ganzhou Huangjin Airport", other names for KOW include "赣州黄金机场" and "Gànzhōu Huángjīn Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (meaning Ganzhou Huangjin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,904 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) currently has only 1 runway.