Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Sheung Wan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fulton County Airport (FTY), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), Sheung Wan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,373 miles (or 13,474 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 Fulton County Airport and Shun Tak Heliport, 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 Fulton County Airport and Shun Tak Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTY / KFTY |
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Location: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°46'45"N by 84°31'17"W |
Area Served: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | Fulton County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 841 feet (256 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTY |
More Information: | FTY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHP / VHST |
Airport Name: | Shun Tak Heliport |
Location: | Sheung Wan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°17'21"N by 114°9'7"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HHP |
More Information: | HHP Maps & Info |
Facts about Fulton County Airport (FTY):
- In addition to being known as "Fulton County Airport", another name for FTY is "Charlie Brown Field".
- Because of Fulton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Fulton County 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.
- Fulton County Airport (FTY) has 3 runways.
- Fulton County Airport covers an area of 985 acres at an elevation of 841 feet above mean sea level.
- For the 12-month period ending May 8, 2008, the airport had 125,061 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 342 per day.
- The furthest airport from Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of FTY.
- It is located very near Interstate 20, Interstate 285, and the Chattahoochee River, just outside the Atlanta city limits.
Facts about Shun Tak Heliport (HHP):
- Macau based Sky Shuttle Helicopters use the heliport to provide a scheduled service to a corresponding heliport above the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal in Macau.
- The closest airport to Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of HHP.
- Apart from ferry and helicopter, the ferry terminal is a public transport hub to various parts of Hong Kong.
- The terminal is the main point of departure for ferries to Macau, although services also operate from the Hong Kong-China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui and from Hong Kong International Airport.
- Because of Shun Tak Heliport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Shun Tak Heliport 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 Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Shun Tak Heliport (meaning Shun Tak Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.