Nonstop flight route between Weifang, Shandong, China and Sitia, Crete, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Weifang Airport (WEF), Weifang, Shandong, China and Sitia Airport (JSH), Sitia, Crete, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,972 miles (or 8,001 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 Weifang Airport and Sitia 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 Weifang Airport and Sitia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WEF / ZSWF |
| Airport Name: | Weifang Airport |
| Location: | Weifang, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°38'48"N by 119°7'5"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WEF |
| More Information: | WEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JSH / LGST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sitia, Crete, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'57"N by 26°6'4"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JSH |
| More Information: | JSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Weifang Airport (WEF):
- The furthest airport from Weifang Airport (WEF) is Olavarría Airport (OVR), which is nearly antipodal to Weifang Airport (meaning Weifang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Olavarría Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Olavarría, Argentina.
- Because of Weifang Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Weifang 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 Weifang Airport (WEF) is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of WEF.
Facts about Sitia Airport (JSH):
- The furthest airport from Sitia Airport (JSH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Sitia Airport", another name for JSH is "Δημοτικός Αερολιμένας Σητείας".
- The closest airport to Sitia Airport (JSH) is Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ENE of JSH.
- Sitia Airport (JSH) currently has only 1 runway.
- On May 20, 1993, the airport's services moved to a newly built terminal building and control tower.
- Because of Sitia Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitia 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.
- By car the airport can be reached via the main road along the North coast.
