Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and Xining, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(22°29'12"S by 17°27'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°31'39"N by 102°2'34"E)
Distance from WDH to XNN:
6,844.59 miles (11,015.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), Windhoek, Namibia and Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN), Xining, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,845 miles (or 11,015 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 Hosea Kutako International Airport and Xining Caojiabao 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 Hosea Kutako International Airport and Xining Caojiabao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WDH / FYWH |
| Airport Name: | Hosea Kutako International Airport |
| Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°29'12"S by 17°27'44"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Namibian Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5640 feet (1,719 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WDH |
| More Information: | WDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNN / ZLXN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xining, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°31'39"N by 102°2'34"E |
| Area Served: | Xining and Haidong, Qinghai, China |
| Operator/Owner: | China West Airport Group |
| Elevation: | 7119 feet (2,170 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XNN |
| More Information: | XNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH):
- The closest airport to Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is Eros Airport (ERS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of WDH.
- Hosea Kutako International Airport handled 681,317 passengers last year.
- Because of Hosea Kutako International Airport's high elevation of 5,640 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WDH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WDH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Hosea Kutako International Airport (meaning Hosea Kutako International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Although Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international airport of Namibia, the only direct international flights are to Angola, Botswana, Germany, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport underwent a modernising makeover in 2009.
- Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN):
- The closest airport to Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) E of XNN.
- The furthest airport from Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Xining Caojiabao Airport (meaning Xining Caojiabao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- Xining Caojiabao Airport handled 2,030,378 passengers last year.
- Because of Xining Caojiabao Airport's high elevation of 7,119 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XNN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XNN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Xining Caojiabao Airport", other names for XNN include "西宁曹家堡机场" and "Xīníng Cáojiābǎo Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.87 miles (41.63 km) WSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia |     |
| 2 | 96.77 miles (155.74 km) E | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 3 | 158.50 miles (255.09 km) W | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 4 | 182.73 miles (294.07 km) WSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 5 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) NNE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 6 | 247.39 miles (398.14 km) NNW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 7 | 274.11 miles (441.13 km) E | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 282.99 miles (455.43 km) S | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 9 | 291.80 miles (469.61 km) ESE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 321.99 miles (518.20 km) SSW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 11 | 345.50 miles (556.03 km) NNE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 12 | 377.80 miles (608.00 km) NE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 13 | 391.37 miles (629.84 km) SSE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 14 | 421.77 miles (678.77 km) ENE | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 15 | 424.50 miles (683.17 km) S | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,257.89 miles (19,727.12 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,244.70 miles (19,705.89 km) WNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,238.29 miles (19,695.56 km) W | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,229.21 miles (19,680.96 km) W | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,151.85 miles (19,556.46 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,140.45 miles (19,538.11 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,139.06 miles (19,535.87 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,130.16 miles (19,521.55 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,130.16 miles (19,521.55 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,075.85 miles (19,434.15 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,069.29 miles (19,423.59 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,059.30 miles (19,407.52 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,045.98 miles (19,386.08 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,029.71 miles (19,359.89 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,001.93 miles (19,315.18 km) WNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 2 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 3 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) SSE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 140.18 miles (225.60 km) N | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 174.04 miles (280.09 km) NNW | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 6 | 186.16 miles (299.59 km) ENE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 7 | 186.84 miles (300.69 km) N | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 252.28 miles (406.00 km) NE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 268.90 miles (432.76 km) ENE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 10 | 270.40 miles (435.16 km) SSE | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 305.42 miles (491.53 km) NW | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 314.15 miles (505.57 km) E | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 343.07 miles (552.11 km) NE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 353.67 miles (569.18 km) SE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 369.56 miles (594.74 km) SE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.00 miles (19,577.62 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,107.94 miles (19,485.78 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,107.26 miles (19,484.70 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,106.88 miles (19,484.08 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,095.27 miles (19,465.41 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,056.46 miles (19,402.95 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,052.06 miles (19,395.86 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 8 | 12,050.16 miles (19,392.81 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,043.70 miles (19,382.40 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,024.02 miles (19,350.74 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,008.75 miles (19,326.16 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,005.35 miles (19,320.69 km) W | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,003.83 miles (19,318.25 km) SSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,993.78 miles (19,302.07 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,993.35 miles (19,301.38 km) SW | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |