Nonstop flight route between Zaranj, Afghanistan and Chengdu, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), Zaranj, Afghanistan and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU), Chengdu, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,483 miles (or 3,996 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 relatively short distance between Zaranj Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAJ / OAZJ | 
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| Location: | Zaranj, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'10"N by 61°52'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Zaranj, Nimruz Province | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 1581 feet (482 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAJ | 
| More Information: | ZAJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTU / ZUUU | 
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| Location: | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'41"N by 103°56'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Chengdu | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sichuan Province Airport Group Co.,Ltd | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CTU | 
| More Information: | CTU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Zaranj Airport (ZAJ):
- The closest airport to Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) is Zabol Airport (ACZ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of ZAJ.
 - In addition to being known as "Zaranj Airport", other names for ZAJ include "Zaranj Airport (Zaranj)" and "KDH".
 - The furthest airport from Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,849 miles (19,069 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU):
- On May 12, 2008 the airport was temporarily shut down after sustaining some minor damages from the great Sichuan Earthquake but was quickly reopened the following day after inspection of the runway.
 - Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport handled 31,500,000 passengers last year.
 - Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) has 2 runways.
 - In 2013 United Airlines announced it would start a thrice-weekly flight from San Francisco to Chengdu, operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
 - During World War II, the airport was known as Shwangliu Airfield and was later used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
 - The closest airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NE of CTU.
 - Planes of Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines in Airside Concourse C
 - The furthest airport from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (meaning Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport", other names for CTU include "成都双流国际机场" and "Chéngdū Shuāngliú Guójì Jīchǎng".
 
