Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Kashgar, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Kashgar Airport (KHG), Kashgar, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,242 miles (or 10,045 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 Whitsunday Airport and Kashgar 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 Whitsunday Airport and Kashgar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WSY | 
| More Information: | WSY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHG / ZWSH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°32'35"N by 76°1'11"E | 
| Area Served: | Kashgar | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4529 feet (1,380 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KHG | 
| More Information: | KHG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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 furthest airport from Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
Facts about Kashgar Airport (KHG):
- Kashgar Airport (KHG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kashgar Airport's high elevation of 4,529 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KHG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KHG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kashgar Airport", other names for KHG include "喀什机场" and "Kāshí Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Osh International Airport (OSS), which is located 186 miles (299 kilometers) WNW of KHG.
- The furthest airport from Kashgar Airport (KHG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,526 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.




