Nonstop flight route between Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Jiayuguan, Gansu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Jiayuguan Airport (JGN), Jiayuguan, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,037 miles (or 9,715 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 Port Macquarie Airport and Jiayuguan 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 Port Macquarie Airport and Jiayuguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PQQ / YPMQ |
Airport Name: | Port Macquarie Airport |
Location: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°26'8"S by 152°51'47"E |
Area Served: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQQ |
More Information: | PQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGN / ZLJQ |
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Location: | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'24"N by 98°20'29"E |
Area Served: | Jiayuguan and Jiuquan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JGN |
More Information: | JGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ):
- Connections to Brisbane by Brindabella Airlines ceased 31 December 2010, citing poor loads on the route.
- The closest airport to Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Kempsey Airport (KPS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of PQQ.
- Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) has 2 runways.
- Port Macquarie Airport handled 218,897 passengers last year.
- On 4 February 2008, Virgin Blue commenced direct scheduled services between Sydney and Port Macquarie.
- Because of Port Macquarie Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Macquarie 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 Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Port Macquarie Airport (meaning Port Macquarie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,038 miles (19,373 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Jiayuguan Airport (JGN):
- Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jiayuguan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JGN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JGN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Jiayuguan Airport", other names for JGN include "嘉峪关机场" and "Jiāyùguān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) ESE of JGN.
- The furthest airport from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jiayuguan Airport (meaning Jiayuguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pupelde Airfield), and is located 12,003 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.