Nonstop flight route between Lanzhou, Gansu, China and Saratov, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(36°30'54"N by 103°37'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°33'53"N by 46°2'48"E)
Distance from LHW to RTW:
2,955.65 miles (4,756.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW), Lanzhou, Gansu, China and Tsentralny Airport (RTW), Saratov, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,956 miles (or 4,757 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and Tsentralny 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 Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and Tsentralny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHW / ZLLL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lanzhou, Gansu, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'54"N by 103°37'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | HNA Airport Group Company Ltd Gansu Division |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6388 feet (1,947 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LHW |
| More Information: | LHW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTW / UWSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saratov, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°33'53"N by 46°2'48"E |
| Area Served: | Saratov |
| Operator/Owner: | Saravia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RTW |
| More Information: | RTW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW):
- Because of Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport's high elevation of 6,388 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LHW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LHW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) is Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LHW.
- Lanzhou Airport is a focus city for Hainan Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (meaning Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- The construction of a railway line between the airport and the city started on 2012-12-21.
- Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport", other names for LHW include "兰州中川机场", "Lánzhōu Zhōngchuān Jīchǎng" and "ZGC".
Facts about Tsentralny Airport (RTW):
- Tsentralny Airport (RTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tsentralny Airport (RTW) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,468 miles (16,847 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Tsentralny Airport (RTW) is Balakovo Airport (BWO), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ENE of RTW.
- Because of Tsentralny Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Tsentralny 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tsentralny Airport", another name for RTW is "Аэропорт Центральный".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China |     |
| 2 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) W | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 111.81 miles (179.94 km) NE | Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China | |
| 4 | 129.87 miles (209.00 km) SSW | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 156.43 miles (251.76 km) NNW | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 6 | 193.72 miles (311.76 km) NE | Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport (AXF) | Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 196.78 miles (316.69 km) NE | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) | Yinchuan, Ningxia, China | |
| 8 | 215.33 miles (346.54 km) NNW | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 225.62 miles (363.10 km) NW | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 10 | 227.59 miles (366.28 km) ESE | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 252.97 miles (407.11 km) S | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 284.87 miles (458.45 km) NE | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 306.26 miles (492.88 km) SE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 14 | 308.61 miles (496.66 km) SSE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 322.07 miles (518.32 km) ESE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.06 miles (19,717.73 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,195.40 miles (19,626.54 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,185.27 miles (19,610.23 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,179.66 miles (19,601.21 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,155.77 miles (19,562.77 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,132.17 miles (19,524.79 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 12,127.19 miles (19,516.78 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,127.14 miles (19,516.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,101.80 miles (19,475.91 km) SSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,090.97 miles (19,458.49 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,071.41 miles (19,427.00 km) SSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,065.23 miles (19,417.06 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,060.98 miles (19,410.22 km) SW | Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) | San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,054.67 miles (19,400.06 km) WSW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,053.63 miles (19,398.39 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.54 miles (121.57 km) ENE | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 2 | 115.70 miles (186.21 km) NNW | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 3 | 180.25 miles (290.08 km) N | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 4 | 206.49 miles (332.30 km) SSW | Volgograd International Airport (VOG) | Volgograd, Russia | |
| 5 | 208.41 miles (335.41 km) NNE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) WNW | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 7 | 218.39 miles (351.47 km) NE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 8 | 226.99 miles (365.30 km) NNE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 238.81 miles (384.32 km) E | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 10 | 286.89 miles (461.71 km) WNW | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 292.38 miles (470.53 km) W | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 309.09 miles (497.43 km) NNE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 13 | 317.10 miles (510.32 km) N | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 14 | 329.61 miles (530.46 km) NW | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 335.15 miles (539.37 km) NNW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,468.35 miles (16,847.14 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,419.73 miles (16,768.89 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,322.67 miles (16,612.68 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,294.65 miles (16,567.59 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,219.19 miles (16,446.15 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,191.14 miles (16,401.01 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,132.02 miles (16,305.87 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,091.50 miles (16,240.65 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,019.02 miles (16,124.02 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 9,989.26 miles (16,076.12 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 9,981.33 miles (16,063.35 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,974.47 miles (16,052.31 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,967.14 miles (16,040.52 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,961.90 miles (16,032.08 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 9,952.76 miles (16,017.38 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |