Nonstop flight route between Longyan, Fujian, China and Florence, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX), Longyan, Fujian, China and Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), Florence, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,720 miles (or 9,205 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 Longyan Guanzhishan Airport and Florence Airport, Peretola, 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 Longyan Guanzhishan Airport and Florence Airport, Peretola. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX):

• Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Longyan Guanzhishan Airport", other names for LCX include "龙岩冠豸山机场", "Lóngyán Guānzhìshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSLD".
• The furthest airport from Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (meaning Longyan Guanzhishan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
• The closest airport to Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) is Meixian Airport (MXZ), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) SSW of LCX.

Facts about Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR):

• On December 5, 2012 Vueling has announced the opening of a new base of operations from which to fly to Florence to several destinations in Europe.
• The furthest airport from Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Florence Airport, Peretola (meaning Florence Airport, Peretola is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,055 miles (19,401 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of FLR.
• In addition to being known as "Florence Airport, Peretola", another name for FLR is "Aeroporto di Firenze-Peretola".
• Peretola was a great field where airplanes landed and took off without any mandatory direction until the Ministry of Aeronautics decided to enlarge and upgrade the now aged flight field.
• Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Florence Airport, Peretola's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Airport, Peretola 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.