Nonstop flight route between Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,656 miles (or 13,931 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Zhanjiang 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Zhanjiang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCS / |
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Location: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°51'57"N by 90°1'19"W |
Area Served: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Seaplane Inc |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCS |
More Information: | BCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHA / ZGZJ |
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Location: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°13'3"N by 110°21'28"E |
Area Served: | Zhanjiang, Guangdong |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZHA |
More Information: | ZHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS):
- Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Southern Seaplane Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Seaplane 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 furthest airport from Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Southern Seaplane Airport", another name for BCS is "65LA".
- The closest airport to Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of BCS.
Facts about Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA):
- The furthest airport from Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhanjiang Airport (meaning Zhanjiang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- Because of Zhanjiang Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhanjiang 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 Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) is Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WNW of ZHA.
- In addition to being known as "Zhanjiang Airport", other names for ZHA include "湛江机场" and "Zhànjiāng Jīchǎng".
- Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Zhanjiang Airport handled 488,835 passengers last year.