Nonstop flight route between Qingshan, China and Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(27°59'21"N by 102°11'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°2'23"N by 0°45'36"W)
Distance from XIC to KYN:
5,224.86 miles (8,408.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC), Qingshan, China and Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,225 miles (or 8,409 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 Xichang Qingshan Airport and Milton Keynes 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 Xichang Qingshan Airport and Milton Keynes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIC / ZUXC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qingshan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°59'21"N by 102°11'3"E |
| Area Served: | Xichang |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XIC |
| More Information: | XIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYN / |
| Airport Name: | Milton Keynes Airport |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°2'23"N by 0°45'36"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KYN |
| More Information: | KYN Maps & Info |
Facts about Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC):
- In addition to being known as "Xichang Qingshan Airport", other names for XIC include "西昌青山机场" and "Xīchāng Qīngshān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) is Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), which is located 107 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of XIC.
- Because of Xichang Qingshan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XIC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XIC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Xichang Qingshan Airport (meaning Xichang Qingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,015 miles (19,337 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Milton Keynes Airport (KYN):
- The furthest airport from Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,849 miles (19,069 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- There is a separate cycleway network, the "redways", that runs through the grid-squares and often runs alongside the grid-road network.
- The area that was to become Milton Keynes encompassed a landscape that has a rich historic legacy.
- Because of Milton Keynes Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Milton Keynes 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.
- In Wavendon, The Stables provides a venue for jazz, blues, folk, rock, classical, pop and world music.
- Since the 1950s, overspill housing for several London boroughs had been constructed in Bletchley.
- The closest airport to Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) is Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) N of KYN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.52 miles (171.42 km) ESE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 149.50 miles (240.59 km) SW | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 3 | 153.70 miles (247.35 km) W | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 154.00 miles (247.83 km) ENE | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 158.71 miles (255.41 km) NW | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 196.62 miles (316.42 km) ESE | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 7 | 198.33 miles (319.17 km) SW | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 203.78 miles (327.95 km) ENE | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 204.73 miles (329.48 km) SSE | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 10 | 208.04 miles (334.81 km) NNE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 256.33 miles (412.52 km) ESE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 12 | 275.50 miles (443.37 km) SW | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 282.88 miles (455.24 km) NNE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 295.00 miles (474.75 km) ENE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 295.60 miles (475.72 km) E | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,015.31 miles (19,336.72 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,981.33 miles (19,282.03 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,979.22 miles (19,278.64 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,928.58 miles (19,197.14 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,927.23 miles (19,194.96 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,881.04 miles (19,120.63 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,876.86 miles (19,113.90 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,866.53 miles (19,097.27 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 9 | 11,841.47 miles (19,056.95 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,820.59 miles (19,023.35 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,803.94 miles (18,996.56 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,769.82 miles (18,941.65 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,762.94 miles (18,930.57 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,762.23 miles (18,929.43 km) W | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,754.02 miles (18,916.22 km) SSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.44 miles (29.67 km) N | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 20.21 miles (32.53 km) SE | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.84 miles (39.98 km) S | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 27.67 miles (44.54 km) WSW | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 28.81 miles (46.36 km) SE | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) NE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 32.59 miles (52.45 km) SSW | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 36.68 miles (59.02 km) SSE | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.05 miles (61.23 km) E | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.16 miles (61.42 km) NW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.43 miles (65.07 km) WSW | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 40.91 miles (65.84 km) SSE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 41.27 miles (66.42 km) ENE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 43.69 miles (70.32 km) ESE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 47.86 miles (77.02 km) N | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,849.07 miles (19,069.18 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,834.55 miles (19,045.81 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,824.48 miles (19,029.60 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,822.70 miles (19,026.75 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,809.97 miles (19,006.26 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,787.90 miles (18,970.74 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,785.51 miles (18,966.89 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,778.33 miles (18,955.34 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,769.58 miles (18,941.25 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,755.42 miles (18,918.47 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,755.41 miles (18,918.45 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,735.49 miles (18,886.40 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,727.63 miles (18,873.74 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,722.29 miles (18,865.14 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,711.02 miles (18,847.02 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |