Nonstop flight route between Arcachon, France and Zhijiang, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), Arcachon, France and Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), Zhijiang, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,826 miles (or 9,375 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 La Teste-de-Buch 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 La Teste-de-Buch 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: | XAC / LFCH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Arcachon, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°35'47"N by 1°6'38"W | 
| Area Served: | Arcachon, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XAC | 
| More Information: | XAC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HJJ / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC):
- In addition to being known as "La Teste-de-Buch Airport", another name for XAC is "Aéroport d'Arcachon - La Teste-de-Buch".
- The furthest airport from La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (meaning La Teste-de-Buch Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of La Teste-de-Buch Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at La Teste-de-Buch 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.
- La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of XAC.
Facts about Zhijiang Airport (HJJ):
- Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Americans closed their facilities at the airport in early October 1945.
- The closest airport to Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) is Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) NW of HJJ.
- 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.
- 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.




