Nonstop flight route between Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada and Xiahe, Gansu, China:
Departure Airport:
(58°5'41"N by 68°25'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°48'38"N by 102°38'40"E)
Distance from YVP to GXH:
5,996.78 miles (9,650.85 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YVP Airport Information
- GXH Airport Information
- Facts about YVP
- Facts about GXH
- Map of Nearest Airports to YVP
- List of Nearest Airports to YVP
- Map of Furthest Airports from YVP
- List of Furthest Airports from YVP
- Map of Nearest Airports to GXH
- List of Nearest Airports to GXH
- Map of Furthest Airports from GXH
- List of Furthest Airports from GXH
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP), Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada and Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH), Xiahe, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,997 miles (or 9,651 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 Kuujjuaq Airport and Gannan Xiahe 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 Kuujjuaq Airport and Gannan Xiahe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVP / CYVP |
| Airport Name: | Kuujjuaq Airport |
| Location: | Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°5'41"N by 68°25'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Kativik Regional Government Administration régionale Kativik |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YVP |
| More Information: | YVP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXH / |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Xiahe, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'38"N by 102°38'40"E |
| Area Served: | Hezuo and Xiahe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXH |
| More Information: | GXH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP):
- Because of Kuujjuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuujjuaq 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 airport site at Fort Chimo was located and surveyed on 12 July 1941 by a USAAF team under Captain Elliott Roosevelt, operating by amphibious aircraft out of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- The furthest airport from Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,812 miles (17,400 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- See also station reports at AFHRA, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
- Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) has 2 runways.
- Crystal I was planned to be a transport hub between the Eastern Route, which originated at Presque Isle Army Airfield, Maine and the Central Route, which originated at Romulus Army Airfield, Michigan.
- The closest airport to Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP) is Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of YVP.
Facts about Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH):
- In addition to being known as "Gannan Xiahe Airport", other names for GXH include "甘南夏河机场" and "Gānnán Xiàhé Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Gannan Xiahe Airport (meaning Gannan Xiahe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,161 miles (19,571 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) is Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN), which is located 123 miles (199 kilometers) NNW of GXH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) NW | Tasiujaq Airport (YTQ) | Tasiujaq, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 93.17 miles (149.93 km) NNW | Aupaluk Airport (YPJ) | Aupaluk, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 97.71 miles (157.25 km) ENE | Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport (XGR) | Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 144.77 miles (232.98 km) NNW | Kangirsuk Airport (YKG) | Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 208.16 miles (335.00 km) N | Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) | Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 211.08 miles (339.69 km) E | Saglek Airport (YSV) | Saglek, Labrador, Canada | |
| 7 | 235.52 miles (379.03 km) SSE | Schefferville Airport (YKL) | Schefferville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 266.35 miles (428.65 km) SSW | Fontages Airport (YFG) | Fontanges, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 270.26 miles (434.94 km) NNW | Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (YWB) | Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 272.98 miles (439.32 km) ESE | Nain Airport (YDP) | Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 11 | 299.16 miles (481.45 km) NNW | Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport (YAU) | Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 320.46 miles (515.73 km) WSW | Umiujaq Airport (YUD) | Umiujaq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 332.10 miles (534.46 km) N | Kimmirut Airport (YLC) | Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 342.28 miles (550.84 km) WNW | Puvirnituq Airport (YPX) | Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 351.35 miles (565.45 km) W | Inukjuak Airport (YPH) | Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,811.59 miles (17,399.53 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,776.81 miles (17,343.56 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,759.17 miles (17,315.16 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,741.04 miles (17,285.98 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,727.70 miles (17,264.51 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,718.36 miles (17,249.49 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,684.23 miles (17,194.56 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,629.18 miles (17,105.96 km) S | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,624.65 miles (17,098.68 km) S | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,617.90 miles (17,087.82 km) S | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,571.24 miles (17,012.72 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,549.73 miles (16,978.11 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,537.62 miles (16,958.61 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,536.82 miles (16,957.33 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,526.79 miles (16,941.18 km) WSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.35 miles (198.51 km) NNW | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 2 | 129.87 miles (209.00 km) NNE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 3 | 129.87 miles (209.00 km) NNE | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 147.78 miles (237.82 km) SSE | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 236.64 miles (380.83 km) NE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 6 | 242.67 miles (390.53 km) SE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 258.34 miles (415.75 km) N | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 8 | 263.14 miles (423.49 km) SSE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 277.68 miles (446.89 km) ESE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 10 | 287.76 miles (463.11 km) ENE | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 296.50 miles (477.17 km) NNW | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 302.05 miles (486.11 km) SSE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 309.16 miles (497.55 km) N | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 319.48 miles (514.15 km) NE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 15 | 322.68 miles (519.30 km) NNE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,160.71 miles (19,570.72 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,114.01 miles (19,495.56 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,111.53 miles (19,491.56 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 12,076.09 miles (19,434.54 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,071.39 miles (19,426.98 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,058.92 miles (19,406.90 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,048.46 miles (19,390.07 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,028.32 miles (19,357.66 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,025.97 miles (19,353.87 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,006.10 miles (19,321.89 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,999.26 miles (19,310.88 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,994.82 miles (19,303.74 km) W | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,972.46 miles (19,267.77 km) SSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,944.18 miles (19,222.24 km) SW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,943.62 miles (19,221.35 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |