Nonstop flight route between Zhangye, Gansu, China and Kermanshah, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), Zhangye, Gansu, China and Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), Kermanshah, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,943 miles (or 4,737 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 Zhangye Ganzhou Airport and Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani 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 Zhangye Ganzhou Airport and Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZY / |
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| Location: | Zhangye, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'6"N by 100°40'29"E |
| Area Served: | Zhangye, Gansu, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from YZY |
| More Information: | YZY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSH / OICC |
| Airport Name: | Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport |
| Location: | Kermanshah, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°20'45"N by 47°9'29"E |
| Elevation: | 4301 feet (1,311 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSH |
| More Information: | KSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY):
- The closest airport to Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) is Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of YZY.
- In addition to being known as "Zhangye Ganzhou Airport", other names for YZY include "张掖甘州机场" and "Zhāngyè Gānzhōu Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) is Pichoy Airport (ZAL), which is nearly antipodal to Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (meaning Zhangye Ganzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pichoy Airport), and is located 12,098 miles (19,470 kilometers) away in Valdivia, Chile.
Facts about Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH):
- Because of Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport's high elevation of 4,301 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KSH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KSH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) is Hamadan Airport (HDM), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of KSH.
- The furthest airport from Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) currently has only 1 runway.
