Nonstop flight route between Yanji, Jilin, China and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(42°52'58"N by 129°27'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from YNJ to UTN:
8,405.99 miles (13,528.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), Yanji, Jilin, China and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,406 miles (or 13,528 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport and Upington 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNJ / ZYYJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yanji, Jilin, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'58"N by 129°27'3"E |
| Area Served: | Yanji |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNJ |
| More Information: | YNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ):
- Because of Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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 addition to being known as "Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport", other names for YNJ include "延吉朝阳川机场Yánjí Chāoyángchuān Jīchǎng" and "연길조양천공항延吉朝陽川空港Yeongil Joyangcheon Gonghang".
- Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Chongjin Airport (RGO), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of YNJ.
- The furthest airport from Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport handled 1,016,274 passengers last year.
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Planning is also under way at Upington Airport to construct a facility for the long-term parking of mothballed aircraft.
- The Concorde did flight testing at Upington Airport in June 1976.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport's runway was built to accommodate a Boeing 747 with a full load of passengers, cargo and fuel, so that it could take off for Europe without having to stop along the way.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- With the fall of the Portuguese regime in Angola, South African Airways lost its landing rights in Luanda.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.91 miles (162.39 km) S | Chongjin Airport (RGO) | Chongjin, North Korea, China |     |
| 2 | 111.39 miles (179.27 km) WSW | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 113.56 miles (182.76 km) N | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 4 | 140.73 miles (226.48 km) ENE | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 5 | 171.68 miles (276.29 km) WNW | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 6 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 195.55 miles (314.70 km) WSW | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 8 | 203.96 miles (328.24 km) WNW | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 9 | 246.83 miles (397.24 km) NW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 10 | 278.11 miles (447.58 km) N | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 11 | 316.92 miles (510.03 km) WSW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 12 | 320.43 miles (515.68 km) SW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 13 | 329.24 miles (529.86 km) NW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 330.57 miles (531.99 km) S | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 15 | 355.42 miles (571.98 km) S | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,935.86 miles (19,208.86 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,933.67 miles (19,205.33 km) SE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,917.81 miles (19,179.81 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,907.97 miles (19,163.98 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,837.80 miles (19,051.05 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,834.49 miles (19,045.72 km) SE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,830.88 miles (19,039.90 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,807.93 miles (19,002.98 km) SSE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,781.94 miles (18,961.15 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,781.77 miles (18,960.87 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 11 | 11,778.65 miles (18,955.85 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,765.36 miles (18,934.47 km) ESE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,763.14 miles (18,930.89 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,741.37 miles (18,895.85 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 11,736.90 miles (18,888.66 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |