Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whiteman Airport (WHP), Los Angeles, California, United States and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,233 miles (or 11,641 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 Whiteman Airport and Hong Kong 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 Whiteman Airport and Hong Kong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Whiteman Airport (WHP):

• Whiteman Airport is a general aviation airport in the northeastern San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima, in the city of Los Angeles, California.
• The furthest airport from Whiteman Airport (WHP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,467 miles (18,455 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Whiteman Airport is home to Squadron 35 of the Civil Air Patrol, and a branch of the Young Eagles
• Whiteman Airport (WHP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Whiteman Airport (WHP) is Bob Hope Airport (BUR), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of WHP.

Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):

• Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
• The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
• The airport has been commercially operational since 1998, replacing the former Kai Tak Airport, and is an important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub and gateway for destinations in Mainland China and the rest of Asia.
• In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
• In 2007, HKIA began the construction of a two-storey North Satellite Concourse which opened in December 2009.
• At its opening, Terminal 1 was the largest airport passenger terminal building, with a total gross floor area of 531,000 m².
• Chek Lap Kok Airport was designed as a replacement for the former Hong Kong International Airport originally built in 1925.
• Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
• Level 5 – Arrivals Hall
• Check-in counters at Terminal 1
• The detailed design for the airport terminal was awarded to a consortium led by Mott Connell with British Airports Authority as specialist designers for airport related aspects, Foster and Partners as architects and Ove Arup as specialist structural designers for the roof.
• Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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.