Nonstop flight route between Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone and Zhijiang, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yengema Airport (WYE), Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone and Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), Zhijiang, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,760 miles (or 12,488 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 Yengema Airport and Zhijiang 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 Yengema Airport and Zhijiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYE / GFYE |
Airport Name: | Yengema Airport |
Location: | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'55"N by 11°2'49"W |
Area Served: | Yengema |
Operator/Owner: | Sierra Leonean Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Regional |
Elevation: | 1300 feet (396 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WYE |
More Information: | WYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HJJ / |
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Location: | Zhijiang, Hubei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'29"N by 109°41'58"E |
Area Served: | Huaihua |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HJJ |
More Information: | HJJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Yengema Airport (WYE):
- The closest airport to Yengema Airport (WYE) is Kenema Airport (KEN), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) S of WYE.
- Yengema Airport (WYE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yengema Airport (WYE) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Yengema Airport (meaning Yengema Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,078 miles (19,437 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Zhijiang Airport (HJJ):
- Chihkiang Air Base was also the headquarters of the Fourteenth Air Force Chinese-American Composite Wing, whose squadrons flew P-40 Warhawk aircraft.
- Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) is Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of HJJ.
- The furthest airport from Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zhijiang Airport (meaning Zhijiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zhijiang Airport", other names for HJJ include "芷江机场", "Zhǐjiāng Jīchǎng" and "ZGCJ".
- During World War II, the airport was known as Chihkiang Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.