Nonstop flight route between Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China:
Departure Airport:
(46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E)
Distance from YQY to ZHA:
7,742.71 miles (12,460.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada and Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,743 miles (or 12,461 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport and Zhanjiang 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport and Zhanjiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQY / CYQY |
| Airport Name: | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport |
| Location: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W |
| Area Served: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQY |
| More Information: | YQY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHA / ZGZJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E |
| Area Served: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZHA |
| More Information: | ZHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- Because of Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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.
- The closest airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of YQY.
- The furthest airport from Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA):
- Because of Zhanjiang Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhanjiang 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.
- The furthest airport from Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhanjiang Airport (meaning Zhanjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- The closest airport to Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of ZHA.
- Zhanjiang Airport handled 488,835 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Zhanjiang Airport", other names for ZHA include "湛江机场" and "Zhànjiāng Jīchǎng".
- Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.43 miles (116.56 km) WSW | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 119.66 miles (192.57 km) NW | Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR) | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 147.06 miles (236.66 km) W | Charlottetown Airport (YYG) | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 4 | 178.76 miles (287.69 km) NNE | Stephenville Airport (YJT) | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 5 | 181.71 miles (292.43 km) W | Summerside Airport (YSU) | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada | |
| 6 | 185.41 miles (298.39 km) ENE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 7 | 188.98 miles (304.13 km) ENE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 8 | 189.54 miles (305.03 km) WSW | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) | Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 9 | 197.89 miles (318.48 km) WSW | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 221.68 miles (356.76 km) W | Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM) | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 11 | 244.05 miles (392.76 km) NNE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 249.08 miles (400.86 km) WSW | CFB Greenwood (YZX) | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 13 | 263.34 miles (423.80 km) WNW | Miramichi Airport (YCH) | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 14 | 274.62 miles (441.96 km) NW | Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 284.33 miles (457.59 km) N | Kégashka Airport (ZKG) | Kegaska, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,653.67 miles (18,754.71 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,590.88 miles (18,653.67 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,569.11 miles (18,618.64 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,567.31 miles (18,615.73 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,554.04 miles (18,594.37 km) SSE | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,542.21 miles (18,575.35 km) SSE | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,525.21 miles (18,547.98 km) SSE | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,441.25 miles (18,412.86 km) SSE | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,431.57 miles (18,397.28 km) SSE | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,431.01 miles (18,396.38 km) SSE | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,398.63 miles (18,344.28 km) S | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,371.62 miles (18,300.80 km) S | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,321.93 miles (18,220.84 km) S | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,309.92 miles (18,201.51 km) SSE | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,291.28 miles (18,171.50 km) SSW | Forrest Airport (FOS) | Forrest, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.97 miles (115.83 km) WNW | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) S | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 164.84 miles (265.28 km) NNE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 169.87 miles (273.38 km) NW | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 201.41 miles (324.13 km) ENE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 210.55 miles (338.85 km) SSW | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 215.58 miles (346.94 km) NNW | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 216.20 miles (347.94 km) NE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 217.36 miles (349.81 km) ENE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 10 | 235.92 miles (379.68 km) W | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 240.35 miles (386.81 km) ENE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 12 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 242.14 miles (389.68 km) ENE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 254.50 miles (409.58 km) ENE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 15 | 277.15 miles (446.03 km) N | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.20 miles (19,920.74 km) SE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,336.95 miles (19,854.34 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,326.26 miles (19,837.14 km) SSE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,274.60 miles (19,754.01 km) SSE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,248.37 miles (19,711.80 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,169.37 miles (19,584.65 km) SSE | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,118.08 miles (19,502.11 km) W | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,115.71 miles (19,498.30 km) WSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,098.24 miles (19,470.18 km) SSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,090.62 miles (19,457.92 km) SW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,084.78 miles (19,448.52 km) S | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,078.88 miles (19,439.02 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,078.17 miles (19,437.88 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |