Nonstop flight route between Zürich, Switzerland and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zurich Airport (ZRH), Zürich, Switzerland and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,775 miles (or 12,513 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 Zurich Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Zurich Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZRH / LSZH |
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Location: | Zürich, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°27'52"N by 8°32'57"E |
Area Served: | Zürich, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Zürich AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1416 feet (432 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZRH |
More Information: | ZRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Zurich Airport (ZRH):
- The airport is served by the A51 motorway and other main roads, which provide access to the airport especially for the central and eastern Switzerland.
- Schengen and non-Schengen arriving passengers are handled in separate areas of the central airside building, with non-Schengen passengers passing through immigration controls to reach the ground-side terminal complex.
- In 2003, Zurich Airport completed a major expansion project in which it built a new parking garage, a new midfield terminal, and an automated underground train to link the midfield terminal to the main terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Zurich Airport", another name for ZRH is "Flughafen Zürich".
- Zurich Airport handled 24,865,138 passengers last year.
- The airport was again submitted and approved for renovation in 1970, and Terminal B was completed in 1971.
- Zurich Airport (ZRH) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Zurich Airport (meaning Zurich Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,087 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Zurich Airport (ZRH) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of ZRH.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.