Nonstop flight route between Xining, Qinghai, China and Saltillo, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(36°31'39"N by 102°2'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W)
Distance from XNN to SLW:
7,894.24 miles (12,704.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN), Xining, Qinghai, China and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,894 miles (or 12,705 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 Xining Caojiabao Airport and Plan de Guadalupe International 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 Xining Caojiabao Airport and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XNN / ZLXN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xining, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°31'39"N by 102°2'34"E |
| Area Served: | Xining and Haidong, Qinghai, China |
| Operator/Owner: | China West Airport Group |
| Elevation: | 7119 feet (2,170 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XNN |
| More Information: | XNN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLW / MMIO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
| Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
| More Information: | SLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN):
- Because of Xining Caojiabao Airport's high elevation of 7,119 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XNN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XNN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Xining Caojiabao Airport handled 2,030,378 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Xining Caojiabao Airport", other names for XNN include "西宁曹家堡机场" and "Xīníng Cáojiābǎo Jīchǎng".
- Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) E of XNN.
- The furthest airport from Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Xining Caojiabao Airport (meaning Xining Caojiabao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m.
- This airport receives few flights a day due to its proximity to Monterrey's General Mariano Escobedo International Airport and Del Norte International Airport.
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China |     |
| 2 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 3 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) SSE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 140.18 miles (225.60 km) N | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 174.04 miles (280.09 km) NNW | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 6 | 186.16 miles (299.59 km) ENE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 7 | 186.84 miles (300.69 km) N | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 252.28 miles (406.00 km) NE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 268.90 miles (432.76 km) ENE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 10 | 270.40 miles (435.16 km) SSE | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 305.42 miles (491.53 km) NW | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 314.15 miles (505.57 km) E | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 343.07 miles (552.11 km) NE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 353.67 miles (569.18 km) SE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 369.56 miles (594.74 km) SE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.00 miles (19,577.62 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,107.94 miles (19,485.78 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,107.26 miles (19,484.70 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,106.88 miles (19,484.08 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,095.27 miles (19,465.41 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,056.46 miles (19,402.95 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,052.06 miles (19,395.86 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 8 | 12,050.16 miles (19,392.81 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,043.70 miles (19,382.40 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,024.02 miles (19,350.74 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,008.75 miles (19,326.16 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,005.35 miles (19,320.69 km) W | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,003.83 miles (19,318.25 km) SSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,993.78 miles (19,302.07 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,993.35 miles (19,301.38 km) SW | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.59 miles (86.25 km) ENE | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 2 | 102.80 miles (165.44 km) NNW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 154.71 miles (248.98 km) W | Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 4 | 155.51 miles (250.27 km) NNE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 5 | 164.95 miles (265.46 km) NNE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 170.97 miles (275.15 km) ENE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 7 | 172.75 miles (278.01 km) ENE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 177.77 miles (286.09 km) SE | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 208.80 miles (336.03 km) ENE | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 212.50 miles (341.98 km) E | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 11 | 214.04 miles (344.47 km) N | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 214.14 miles (344.62 km) SSW | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 13 | 219.41 miles (353.11 km) E | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 226.78 miles (364.97 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 227.66 miles (366.39 km) S | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,359.11 miles (18,280.67 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,033.00 miles (17,755.85 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,956.62 miles (17,632.93 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,911.81 miles (17,560.80 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,909.13 miles (17,556.50 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,652.78 miles (17,143.95 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,592.62 miles (17,047.13 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,507.02 miles (16,909.36 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,479.14 miles (16,864.49 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,470.32 miles (16,850.30 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,470.28 miles (16,850.24 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,469.88 miles (16,849.59 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,441.58 miles (16,804.05 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,435.18 miles (16,793.75 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,407.24 miles (16,748.79 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |