Nonstop flight route between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Calgary International Airport (YYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,084 miles (or 9,790 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 Calgary International Airport and Ankang Wulipu 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 Calgary International Airport and Ankang Wulipu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Calgary International Airport (YYC):

• The closest airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Banff Airport (YBA), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) W of YYC.
• The furthest airport from Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Apron II is the main cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four Boeing 747s.
• Comprising gates 1–19, Concourse A is used mostly for domestic outbound flights, although US-bound flights and other international flights sometimes depart from the A-gates.
• When built, the International Terminal will feature 22 gates.
• The terminal has four concourses, one of which is subdivided into two wings, one wing to accommodate international flights, and another wing to accommodate international flights to the United States utilizing the airport's US border pre-clearance facilities.
• Calgary International Airport (YYC) has 4 runways.
• There are only a few ground handling companies in Calgary but each provides different services to the airlines they serve.
• WestJet has its corporate headquarters on the airport property.

Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):

• Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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 Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
• In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
• The airport was first built in 1938 for military use and expanded in 1945.
• The airport has one runway that is 1,600 meters long and 30 meters wide, and a 1,200 square-meter terminal building.
• Civil flights first started in the 1964 but ceased in 1986.
• Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.