Nonstop flight route between Xiangfan, Hubei, China and Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(32°8'59"N by 112°17'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°13'58"S by 142°13'1"E)
Distance from XFN to GIC:
3,474.81 miles (5,592.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN), Xiangfan, Hubei, China and Boigu Island Airport (GIC), Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,475 miles (or 5,592 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 Xiangyang Liuji Airport and Boigu Island 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 Xiangyang Liuji Airport and Boigu Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XFN / ZHXF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xiangfan, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°8'59"N by 112°17'26"E |
| Area Served: | Xiangyang, Hubei, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XFN |
| More Information: | XFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIC / YBOI |
| Airport Name: | Boigu Island Airport |
| Location: | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'58"S by 142°13'1"E |
| Area Served: | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Islands Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIC |
| More Information: | GIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN):
- In addition to being known as "Xiangyang Liuji Airport", other names for XFN include "襄阳刘集机场" and "Xiāngyáng Liújí Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) is Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNE of XFN.
- Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Xiangyang Liuji Airport (meaning Xiangyang Liuji Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
Facts about Boigu Island Airport (GIC):
- The furthest airport from Boigu Island Airport (GIC) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Boigu Island Airport (GIC) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of GIC.
- Boigu Island Airport (GIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Boigu Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Boigu Island 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.44 miles (97.27 km) NNE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China |     |
| 2 | 119.97 miles (193.07 km) WSW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 120.04 miles (193.19 km) SSW | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) S | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 147.25 miles (236.97 km) SE | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 179.12 miles (288.26 km) N | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 7 | 186.58 miles (300.28 km) NNE | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 199.67 miles (321.33 km) WNW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 9 | 206.91 miles (332.99 km) ENE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 208.44 miles (335.45 km) SW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 217.23 miles (349.60 km) NNW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 12 | 226.58 miles (364.64 km) S | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 237.44 miles (382.12 km) SSW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 239.18 miles (384.93 km) NW | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 15 | 245.84 miles (395.63 km) WSW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.27 miles (19,925.67 km) SE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,358.03 miles (19,888.27 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,326.00 miles (19,836.72 km) SW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,286.03 miles (19,772.41 km) W | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,263.65 miles (19,736.38 km) SSE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,238.54 miles (19,695.97 km) ESE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,237.97 miles (19,695.05 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,233.75 miles (19,688.26 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,223.03 miles (19,671.02 km) WSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,210.45 miles (19,650.76 km) ESE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,182.22 miles (19,605.33 km) SSE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,178.92 miles (19,600.02 km) SE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,164.73 miles (19,577.19 km) SSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,162.34 miles (19,573.34 km) SE | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 15 | 12,103.17 miles (19,478.11 km) SW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.85 miles (94.70 km) SE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 63.42 miles (102.07 km) S | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 68.34 miles (109.97 km) E | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 68.54 miles (110.31 km) S | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 70.55 miles (113.54 km) WNW | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 80.86 miles (130.14 km) SE | Coconut Island (CNC) | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 91.76 miles (147.68 km) NNE | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 93.64 miles (150.70 km) S | Horn Island Airport (HID) | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 119.83 miles (192.85 km) S | Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 119.84 miles (192.87 km) NNE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 128.85 miles (207.36 km) NNW | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 132.29 miles (212.91 km) WNW | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 133.74 miles (215.23 km) ESE | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 145.89 miles (234.79 km) NNW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 157.67 miles (253.75 km) NNW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,556.00 miles (18,597.53 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,539.11 miles (18,570.36 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,536.50 miles (18,566.14 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,507.08 miles (18,518.80 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,460.23 miles (18,443.40 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,457.28 miles (18,438.66 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,444.40 miles (18,417.93 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,439.44 miles (18,409.95 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,432.72 miles (18,399.14 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,421.65 miles (18,381.31 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,397.48 miles (18,342.42 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,396.02 miles (18,340.07 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,394.88 miles (18,338.24 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,391.87 miles (18,333.40 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 15 | 11,389.96 miles (18,330.32 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |