Nonstop flight route between Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia and Hotan, Xinjiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°2'18"N by 79°51'53"E)
Distance from LDH to HTN:
6,966.03 miles (11,210.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia and Hotan Airport (HTN), Hotan, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,966 miles (or 11,211 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 Lord Howe Island Airport and Hotan 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 Lord Howe Island Airport and Hotan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDH / YLHI |
| Airport Name: | Lord Howe Island Airport |
| Location: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E |
| Area Served: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Lord Howe Island Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDH |
| More Information: | LDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTN / ZWTN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hotan, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°2'18"N by 79°51'53"E |
| Area Served: | Hotan, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4672 feet (1,424 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HTN |
| More Information: | HTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lord Howe Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Lord Howe 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.
- The furthest airport from Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is nearly antipodal to Lord Howe Island Airport (meaning Lord Howe Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Madeira Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
- Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 revenue passengers during financial year 2009-2010,ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia.
- Lord Howe Island Airport is a regional and international airport providing air transportation to Lord Howe Island.
Facts about Hotan Airport (HTN):
- Because of Hotan Airport's high elevation of 4,672 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Hotan Airport", other names for HTN include "和田机场" and "Hétián Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Hotan Airport (HTN) is Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), which is located 239 miles (385 kilometers) SSW of HTN.
- The furthest airport from Hotan Airport (HTN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,566 miles (18,613 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Hotan Airport (HTN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 363.11 miles (584.37 km) WNW | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 366.14 miles (589.25 km) W | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 373.68 miles (601.37 km) W | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 377.27 miles (607.16 km) WNW | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 378.66 miles (609.39 km) WNW | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 379.81 miles (611.24 km) WNW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 394.60 miles (635.04 km) WNW | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 407.11 miles (655.18 km) WNW | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 432.32 miles (695.76 km) WSW | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 446.40 miles (718.42 km) WSW | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 447.08 miles (719.50 km) W | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 451.21 miles (726.15 km) WSW | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 457.66 miles (736.53 km) WNW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 459.12 miles (738.87 km) NW | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 460.51 miles (741.11 km) WSW | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.46 miles (19,604.12 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,160.54 miles (19,570.44 km) NW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,149.55 miles (19,552.75 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,107.90 miles (19,485.72 km) NW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,090.89 miles (19,458.36 km) NW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,081.45 miles (19,443.17 km) NW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,021.69 miles (19,346.99 km) NW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 11,989.82 miles (19,295.69 km) NNE | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,964.85 miles (19,255.50 km) WNW | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,963.80 miles (19,253.82 km) WNW | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,929.64 miles (19,198.84 km) NNE | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,882.86 miles (19,123.56 km) WNW | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 13 | 11,828.45 miles (19,036.00 km) NNE | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,816.30 miles (19,016.45 km) NNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,815.18 miles (19,014.64 km) WNW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 239.14 miles (384.86 km) SSW | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| 2 | 268.51 miles (432.13 km) WSW | Skardu Airport (KDU) | Skardu, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 270.91 miles (435.99 km) NW | Kashgar Airport (KHG) | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 292.74 miles (471.11 km) N | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 316.84 miles (509.91 km) WSW | Gilgit Airport (GIL) | Gilgit, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 319.58 miles (514.32 km) ENE | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 340.76 miles (548.41 km) WSW | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 340.80 miles (548.46 km) S | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 9 | 355.47 miles (572.07 km) SW | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| 10 | 363.71 miles (585.34 km) NNE | Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 388.60 miles (625.39 km) SSW | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 12 | 394.06 miles (634.17 km) SSW | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 13 | 402.39 miles (647.59 km) WSW | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 409.84 miles (659.57 km) SW | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 15 | 414.05 miles (666.34 km) SW | Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) | Jammu, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,565.54 miles (18,612.89 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,998.52 miles (17,700.36 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,993.54 miles (17,692.34 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,991.61 miles (17,689.23 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,965.59 miles (17,647.37 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,964.68 miles (17,645.90 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,964.50 miles (17,645.61 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,963.94 miles (17,644.71 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,946.08 miles (17,615.96 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,938.56 miles (17,603.86 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,935.87 miles (17,599.53 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,920.00 miles (17,573.99 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,902.47 miles (17,545.78 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,887.54 miles (17,521.76 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,882.20 miles (17,513.16 km) WSW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |