Nonstop flight route between Wuzhou, Guangxi, China and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ), Wuzhou, Guangxi, China and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,091 miles (or 13,021 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 Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ):

• Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport", other names for WUZ include "梧州长洲岛机场" and "Wúzhōu Chǎngzhōudǎo Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) is El Loa Airport (CJC), which is nearly antipodal to Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (meaning Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Loa Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile.
• The closest airport to Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) ESE of WUZ.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941.
• Dover AFB is also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.
• Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.
• * Base put on temporary inactive status, September 1, 1946 – August 1, 1950.
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Some of the more memorable flights during the post-war period included the airdrop and test firing of a Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile and the delivery of a 40-ton superconducting magnet to Moscow during the Cold War, for which the crew received the Mackay Trophy.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".