Nonstop flight route between Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China and Reykjavík, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU), Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China and Reykjavík Airport (RKV), Reykjavík, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,576 miles (or 8,973 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 Jiujiang Lushan Airport and Reykjavík 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 Jiujiang Lushan Airport and Reykjavík Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIU / ZSJJ |
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Location: | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°28'36"N by 115°48'3"E |
View all routes: | Routes from JIU |
More Information: | JIU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKV / BIRK |
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Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°7'47"N by 21°56'26"W |
Area Served: | Reykjavík |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKV |
More Information: | RKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU):
- In addition to being known as "Jiujiang Lushan Airport", other names for JIU include "九江庐山机场" and "Jiǔjiāng Lúshān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) S of JIU.
- The furthest airport from Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Jiujiang Lushan Airport (meaning Jiujiang Lushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
Facts about Reykjavík Airport (RKV):
- On 27 December 1980, Douglas C-47B N54605 of Visionair International was damaged beyond repair in a storm at Reykjavik Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Reykjavík Airport", other names for RKV include "Reykjavík Domestic Airport" and "Reykjavíkurflugvöllur".
- The closest airport to Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Keflavík International Airport (KEF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of RKV.
- Because of Reykjavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Reykjavík 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 first flight from the airport area was 3 September 1919, with the takeoff of an Avro 504, the first aeroplane in Iceland.
- The city has grown around the airport and it is now located in the western part of the city.
- Icelandair Group and Icelandair have a head office at the airport.Air Iceland and Isavia also have their head offices on the airport property.
- The furthest airport from Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Reykjavík Airport (RKV) has 3 runways.
- Reykjavík Airport handled 430,316 passengers last year.