Nonstop flight route between El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic and Nanjing, China:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'11"N by 69°44'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°44'31"N by 118°51'42"E)
Distance from AZS to NKG:
8,866.44 miles (14,269.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Catey International Airport (AZS), El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic and Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG), Nanjing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,866 miles (or 14,269 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZS / MDCY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'11"N by 69°44'14"W |
| Area Served: | Samana |
| Operator/Owner: | Sanchez, Samana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AZS |
| More Information: | AZS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NKG / ZSNJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nanjing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°44'31"N by 118°51'42"E |
| Area Served: | Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NKG |
| More Information: | NKG Maps & Info |
Facts about El Catey International Airport (AZS):
- El Catey International Airport (AZS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Catey International Airport (AZS) is Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of AZS.
- Because of El Catey International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at El Catey International 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 airport is located near the little village of El Catey, some 8 km west of Sánchez, at the base of the mountainous peninsula Cape Samana.
- El Catey International Airport handled 112,164 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from El Catey International Airport (AZS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to El Catey International Airport (meaning El Catey International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,116 miles (19,498 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport's new runway is 3000 m x 45 m, flexible pavement load-rated PCN 66 F/A/W/T, designed to accommodate a Boeing 747.
- In addition to being known as "El Catey International Airport", another name for AZS is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Catey (Pte. Juan Bosch)".
Facts about Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG):
- In addition to being known as "Nanjing Lukou International Airport", other names for NKG include "南京禄口国际机场" and "Nánjīng Lùkǒu Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) has 2 runways.
- Nanjing is the hub for China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu Company, and a focus city of Shenzhen Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is nearly antipodal to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (meaning Nanjing Lukou International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
- Nanjing Lukou International Airport handled 15,011,792 passengers last year.
- Because of Nanjing Lukou International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Nanjing Lukou International 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 Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) is Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) ENE of NKG.
- The first phase of Ninggao Intercity Rail Line, also called Line 6 of Nanjing Metro, links the airport to Nanjing South Railway Station.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.68 miles (33.27 km) ESE | Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) | Samaná, Dominican Republic |     |
| 2 | 50.56 miles (81.37 km) SSW | La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) | La Isabela, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | 57.32 miles (92.24 km) W | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | 57.42 miles (92.41 km) SSW | Herrera International Airport (HEX) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 58.25 miles (93.74 km) S | Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | 63.84 miles (102.74 km) WNW | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | 68.85 miles (110.80 km) WSW | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) SE | La Romana International Airport (LRM) | La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 102.78 miles (165.40 km) ESE | Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | 114.62 miles (184.46 km) SW | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 155.51 miles (250.27 km) SW | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | 163.20 miles (262.65 km) WNW | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 13 | 173.66 miles (279.48 km) WSW | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| 14 | 175.64 miles (282.67 km) NNW | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 15 | 178.71 miles (287.60 km) ESE | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,115.74 miles (19,498.34 km) SW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,085.36 miles (19,449.45 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,002.50 miles (19,316.11 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,991.96 miles (19,299.15 km) SSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,932.77 miles (19,203.88 km) SSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,921.42 miles (19,185.63 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,910.32 miles (19,167.76 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,890.69 miles (19,136.16 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,887.86 miles (19,131.61 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,884.72 miles (19,126.56 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,830.20 miles (19,038.81 km) WSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,816.27 miles (19,016.40 km) WSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,802.31 miles (18,993.93 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,759.51 miles (18,925.05 km) WSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,755.38 miles (18,918.40 km) SSE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.08 miles (88.64 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 75.47 miles (121.46 km) NE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 91.89 miles (147.89 km) W | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 4 | 93.80 miles (150.96 km) E | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 96.50 miles (155.29 km) ESE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 98.04 miles (157.78 km) SW | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 118.06 miles (190.00 km) NW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 133.77 miles (215.29 km) SW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 9 | 140.00 miles (225.31 km) SE | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 10 | 140.10 miles (225.46 km) NNE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 141.58 miles (227.85 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 150.59 miles (242.34 km) ESE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 13 | 177.11 miles (285.03 km) NNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 178.36 miles (287.05 km) ESE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 15 | 179.69 miles (289.18 km) SSE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.99 miles (19,952.58 km) W | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,353.94 miles (19,881.69 km) SSW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,299.35 miles (19,793.84 km) SSE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,265.38 miles (19,739.17 km) WSW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,253.53 miles (19,720.10 km) E | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,251.64 miles (19,717.06 km) WSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,250.07 miles (19,714.52 km) W | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 12,249.24 miles (19,713.19 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,242.72 miles (19,702.69 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,241.50 miles (19,700.74 km) SSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,230.24 miles (19,682.62 km) ESE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,206.11 miles (19,643.78 km) WSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,204.99 miles (19,641.98 km) SW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,201.13 miles (19,635.76 km) E | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,198.40 miles (19,631.37 km) SW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |