Nonstop flight route between Boulder, Colorado, United States and Nanchong, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), Boulder, Colorado, United States and Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), Nanchong, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,146 miles (or 11,500 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 Boulder Municipal Airport and Nanchong Gaoping 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 Boulder Municipal Airport and Nanchong Gaoping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBU / KBDU |
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Location: | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°2'21"N by 105°13'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Boulder |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5288 feet (1,612 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WBU |
More Information: | WBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAO / ZUNC |
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Location: | Nanchong, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'38"N by 106°9'34"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAO |
More Information: | NAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU):
- In addition to being known as "Boulder Municipal Airport", another name for WBU is "BDU".
- The closest airport to Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of WBU.
- Because of Boulder Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,288 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WBU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WBU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,881 miles (17,511 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) has 2 runways.
Facts about Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO):
- Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (meaning Nanchong Gaoping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Nanchong Gaoping Airport", other names for NAO include "南充高坪机场" and "Nanchong Gaoping Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of NAO.