Nonstop flight route between Rhine, Germany and Wenshan, Yunnan, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°33'48"N by 104°20'0"E)
Distance from ZPQ to WNH:
5,224.45 miles (8,407.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), Rhine, Germany and Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH), Wenshan, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,224 miles (or 8,408 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Rheine-Bentlage Air Base and Wenshan Puzhehei Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZPQ / ETHE |
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| Location: | Rhine, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°17'31"N by 7°23'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZPQ |
| More Information: | ZPQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WNH / ZPWS |
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| Location: | Wenshan, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°33'48"N by 104°20'0"E |
| Area Served: | Wenshan, Yunnan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from WNH |
| More Information: | WNH Maps & Info |
Facts about Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ):
- Because of Rheine-Bentlage Air Base's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Rheine-Bentlage Air Base 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rheine-Bentlage Air Base", another name for ZPQ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-108)".
- The closest airport to Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of ZPQ.
- Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1974, the CH-53 replaced the by now obsolete Sikorsky H-34 and has been in service ever since.
- The furthest airport from Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,825 miles (19,030 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In October 2011 the German Federal Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation/reduction of the German Armed Forces.
Facts about Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH):
- The furthest airport from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is nearly antipodal to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (meaning Wenshan Puzhehei Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)), and is located 12,106 miles (19,482 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Wenshan Puzhehei Airport", other names for WNH include "文山普者黑机场" and "Wénshān Pǔzhěhēi Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) is Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) NW of WNH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.69 miles (26.86 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 20.99 miles (33.78 km) W | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.60 miles (74.99 km) ESE | RAF Gütersloh (GUT) | Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 4 | 54.34 miles (87.45 km) S | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 5 | 66.61 miles (107.20 km) NNW | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 70.29 miles (113.12 km) SE | Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) | Paderborn, Germany | |
| 7 | 71.22 miles (114.61 km) SW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 8 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) SSW | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 10 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) NE | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 11 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) W | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 82.47 miles (132.72 km) SSW | Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) | Mönchengladbach, Germany | |
| 13 | 84.40 miles (135.83 km) WSW | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) NW | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 94.34 miles (151.83 km) NNW | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.68 miles (19,029.93 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,546.91 miles (18,582.90 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,539.91 miles (18,571.63 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,521.58 miles (18,542.13 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,516.34 miles (18,533.71 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,514.77 miles (18,531.18 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,501.29 miles (18,509.48 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,499.94 miles (18,507.32 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,490.91 miles (18,492.78 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,485.36 miles (18,483.84 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,479.04 miles (18,473.68 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,476.42 miles (18,469.46 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,459.66 miles (18,442.48 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,459.60 miles (18,442.39 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,457.16 miles (18,438.47 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.25 miles (222.50 km) NW | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 2 | 166.53 miles (268.00 km) E | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 171.95 miles (276.73 km) SSW | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 187.23 miles (301.32 km) SSE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 209.82 miles (337.68 km) NNE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 228.31 miles (367.42 km) ENE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 243.62 miles (392.07 km) SE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 249.15 miles (400.97 km) SW | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 9 | 252.76 miles (406.77 km) ESE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 252.79 miles (406.82 km) WSW | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 257.08 miles (413.73 km) NE | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 259.74 miles (418.01 km) SW | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 13 | 262.56 miles (422.54 km) N | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 262.77 miles (422.88 km) ENE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 263.27 miles (423.70 km) SSE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,105.88 miles (19,482.48 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,089.49 miles (19,456.11 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,066.67 miles (19,419.37 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,028.01 miles (19,357.16 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,021.27 miles (19,346.32 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,019.82 miles (19,343.98 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,000.46 miles (19,312.82 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,944.42 miles (19,222.63 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,938.91 miles (19,213.77 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,938.91 miles (19,213.77 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 11 | 11,918.65 miles (19,181.17 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,871.80 miles (19,105.76 km) SSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,833.28 miles (19,043.77 km) S | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,832.15 miles (19,041.95 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 11,788.86 miles (18,972.29 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |