Nonstop flight route between Teesside, England, United Kingdom and Yichun, Jiangxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), Teesside, England, United Kingdom and Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), Yichun, Jiangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,595 miles (or 9,005 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport and Yichun Mingyueshan 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport and Yichun Mingyueshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME):

• On 30th October 2013, the airport announced it would no longer accept charter flights as part of cost-cutting plans that will see the airport diversify into a business airport.
• In 2002 the airport sought a strategic partner to assist with future development and Peel Airports Ltd was selected as the preferred company, taking a 75% stake in the airport with a commitment to invest £20m over the subsequent five years.
• Durham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport located in Darlington, North East England.
• Durham Tees Valley Airport handled 161,092 passengers last year.
• Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Durham Tees Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Durham Tees Valley 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.
• On 3 September 2012, a volunteer support group for the airport, named FoDTVA was launched.
• In 2010, Vancouver Airport Services purchased a controlling 65% stake in Peel Airports Ltd and in December 2011, Peel Airports placed the airport up for sale, sparking fear of closure amongst the staff and local population.
• The closest airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNW of MME.
• Arriva North East presently operates services 12 and 20.
• The furthest airport from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,741 miles (18,895 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• On 11 January 2011, Ryanair left the airport after ending service to Alicante Airport, the airline had previously served Dublin Airport, Girona Airport and Rome Ciampino Airport, they left the airport due to the Passenger Facility Fee.

Facts about Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC):

• Because of Yichun Mingyueshan Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yichun Mingyueshan 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 Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of YIC.
• In addition to being known as "Yichun Mingyueshan Airport", other names for YIC include "宜春明月山机场", "Yíchūn Míngyuèshān Jīchǎng" and "ZSYC".
• The furthest airport from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is nearly antipodal to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (meaning Yichun Mingyueshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina.