Nonstop flight route between Guangzhou, Guangdong, China and Lyon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,886 miles (or 9,472 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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAN / ZGGG |
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Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°23'32"N by 113°17'56"E |
Area Served: | Guangzhou, China |
Operator/Owner: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAN |
More Information: | CAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYS / LFLL |
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Location: | Lyon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E |
Area Served: | Lyon, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroport de Lyon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 821 feet (250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYS |
More Information: | LYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN):
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China.
- The closest airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of CAN.
- In 2013, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was China's second busiest and world's 16th busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 52,450,262 passengers handled.
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Guangzhou Baiyun 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 furthest airport from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (meaning Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport), and is located 12,314 miles (19,818 kilometers) away in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport", other names for CAN include "广州白云国际机场" and "Guǎngzhōu Báiyún Guójì Jīchǎng".
- In August 2008, the airport's expansion plan was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission.
- On July 13, 2005, FedEx Express signed a contract with the airport authority to relocate its Asia-Pacific hub from Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines to Baiyun airport.
Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
- Because of Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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 was originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, but in 2000 the airport and train station were renamed in honour of Lyonnais aviation pioneer and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, on the centenary of his birth.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) has 2 runways.
- In 1994 the LGV Rhône-Alpes high-speed rail line brought TGV service to the airport, providing direct trains to Paris and Marseille.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of LYS.