Nonstop flight route between Desroches Island, Seychelles and Hami City, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Desroches Island Airport (DES), Desroches Island, Seychelles and Hami Airport (HMI), Hami City, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,185 miles (or 6,736 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 Desroches Island Airport and Hami 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 Desroches Island Airport and Hami Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DES / FSDR |
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Location: | Desroches Island, Seychelles |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'41"S by 53°39'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Island Deveoplment Company (IDC) |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DES |
More Information: | DES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMI / ZWHM |
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Location: | Hami City, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'33"N by 93°40'9"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2703 feet (824 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HMI |
More Information: | HMI Maps & Info |
Facts about Desroches Island Airport (DES):
- Because of Desroches Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Desroches Island 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.
- Desroches Island Airport (DES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of DES.
- In addition to being known as "Desroches Island Airport", another name for DES is "Desroches Island".
- The furthest airport from Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Hami Airport (HMI):
- The closest airport to Hami Airport (HMI) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 194 miles (313 kilometers) SSE of HMI.
- The furthest airport from Hami Airport (HMI) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Hami Airport", other names for HMI include "哈密机场" and "Hāmì Jīchǎng".