Nonstop flight route between Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(29°20'40"N by 120°1'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°42'24"N by 2°12'51"W)
Distance from YIW to ACI:
5,929.11 miles (9,541.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yiwu Airport (YIW), Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Alderney Airport (ACI), Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,929 miles (or 9,542 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 Yiwu Airport and Alderney 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 Yiwu Airport and Alderney Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIW / ZSYW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'40"N by 120°1'55"E |
| Area Served: | Yiwu, Jinhua |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIW |
| More Information: | YIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACI / EGJA |
| Airport Name: | Alderney Airport |
| Location: | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°42'24"N by 2°12'51"W |
| Area Served: | Alderney |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACI |
| More Information: | ACI Maps & Info |
Facts about Yiwu Airport (YIW):
- The closest airport to Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of YIW.
- Yiwu Airport handled 761,938 passengers last year.
- Yiwu Airport has one runway that is 2,500 meters long and 45 meters wide, and an 18,000 square-meter terminal building.
- In addition to being known as "Yiwu Airport", other names for YIW include "义乌机场" and "Yìwū Jīchǎng".
- Yiwu Airport (YIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 6 January 2012, construction commenced for a new international terminal.
- The furthest airport from Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Reconquista Airport (RCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yiwu Airport (meaning Yiwu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reconquista Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Facts about Alderney Airport (ACI):
- The only direct scheduled links from the island are, at July 2013, Southampton and Guernsey.
- The States of Alderney has put aside £400,000 from the £1m paid for the fort, for expansion of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Alderney Airport (ACI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Alderney Airport (ACI) has 3 runways.
- Alderney Airport is the only airport on the island of Alderney.
- The closest airport to Alderney Airport (ACI) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ACI.
- Because of Alderney Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Alderney 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 | 65.71 miles (105.76 km) NNE | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China |     |
| 2 | 73.19 miles (117.79 km) WSW | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 3 | 92.13 miles (148.27 km) ENE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 4 | 100.25 miles (161.34 km) ESE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 110.78 miles (178.28 km) SSE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 134.35 miles (216.22 km) N | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 7 | 145.73 miles (234.52 km) ENE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 8 | 149.84 miles (241.15 km) NNE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 9 | 150.40 miles (242.05 km) N | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 163.22 miles (262.68 km) NE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 11 | 170.22 miles (273.95 km) NW | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 172.04 miles (276.86 km) W | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 13 | 177.32 miles (285.36 km) N | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 179.69 miles (289.18 km) NNW | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 15 | 197.91 miles (318.50 km) WNW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,417.12 miles (19,983.37 km) WSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,323.12 miles (19,832.09 km) W | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,313.70 miles (19,816.93 km) WSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,313.60 miles (19,816.77 km) ESE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,294.63 miles (19,786.23 km) SSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,286.62 miles (19,773.35 km) SSW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,283.26 miles (19,767.94 km) WSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,265.85 miles (19,739.92 km) W | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,264.80 miles (19,738.23 km) S | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,258.18 miles (19,727.57 km) W | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,257.88 miles (19,727.10 km) SW | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,250.02 miles (19,714.44 km) SW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 12,239.12 miles (19,696.91 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 14 | 12,217.04 miles (19,661.38 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,199.59 miles (19,633.29 km) SSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.58 miles (41.17 km) SW | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 33.27 miles (53.54 km) E | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 3 | 34.46 miles (55.46 km) S | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 75.96 miles (122.24 km) NNE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 77.55 miles (124.80 km) S | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 6 | 83.03 miles (133.62 km) NE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 85.84 miles (138.15 km) SSW | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 8 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) SW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 9 | 87.42 miles (140.68 km) ESE | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 10 | 88.62 miles (142.62 km) NW | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 93.88 miles (151.09 km) NNE | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 97.39 miles (156.73 km) WNW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 102.33 miles (164.68 km) NE | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 103.75 miles (166.97 km) E | Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) | Le Havre, France | |
| 15 | 105.26 miles (169.40 km) SW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,998.89 miles (19,310.29 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,983.68 miles (19,285.81 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,952.46 miles (19,235.58 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,951.77 miles (19,234.46 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,946.97 miles (19,226.73 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,946.23 miles (19,225.54 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,944.17 miles (19,222.23 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,940.37 miles (19,216.11 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,936.42 miles (19,209.76 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,908.97 miles (19,165.58 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,904.45 miles (19,158.31 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,897.23 miles (19,146.69 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,895.41 miles (19,143.75 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,889.96 miles (19,134.99 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,869.83 miles (19,102.60 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |