Nonstop flight route between La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Zhongwei, Ningxia, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Unión Airport (LUI), La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY), Zhongwei, Ningxia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,152 miles (or 19,557 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 La Unión Airport and Zhongwei Shapotou 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 La Unión Airport and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between LUI and ZHY makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between La Unión Airport and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between LUI and ZHY are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Zhongwei, Ningxia, China by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between LUI and ZHY!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUI / |
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Location: | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°21'6"S by 71°39'49"W |
Area Served: | Marchigüe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUI |
More Information: | LUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZHY / ZLZW |
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Location: | Zhongwei, Ningxia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'22"N by 105°9'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | China West Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8202 feet (2,500 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZHY |
More Information: | ZHY Maps & Info |
Facts about La Unión Airport (LUI):
- The furthest airport from La Unión Airport (LUI) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is nearly antipodal to La Unión Airport (meaning La Unión Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "La Unión Airport", other names for LUI include "La Unión Airport (Marchigüe)", "Aeropuerto La Unión" and "SCLU".
- Because of La Unión Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at La Unión 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 closest airport to La Unión Airport (LUI) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of LUI.
- La Unión Airport (LUI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY):
- The furthest airport from Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is nearly antipodal to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (meaning Zhongwei Shapotou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carriel Sur International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zhongwei Shapotou Airport", other names for ZHY include "中卫沙坡头机场" and "Zhōngwèi Shāpōtóu Jīchǎng".
- Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Zhongwei Shapotou Airport's high elevation of 8,202 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZHY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZHY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) NE of ZHY.