Nonstop flight route between Château-Thierry, France and Xi'an, Shaanxi, China:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from XCY to SIA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- XCY Airport Information
- SIA Airport Information
- Facts about XCY
- Facts about SIA
- Map of Nearest Airports to XCY
- List of Nearest Airports to XCY
- Map of Furthest Airports from XCY
- List of Furthest Airports from XCY
- Map of Nearest Airports to SIA
- List of Nearest Airports to SIA
- Map of Furthest Airports from SIA
- List of Furthest Airports from SIA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY), Château-Thierry, France and Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,096 miles (or 8,202 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 Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome and Xi'an Xiguan 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 Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome and Xi'an Xiguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCY / LFFH |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Château-Thierry, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°4'0"N by 3°21'20"E |
Area Served: | Château-Thierry, France |
Operator/Owner: | Club aéronautique de Château Thierry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 723 feet (220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCY |
More Information: | XCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIA / ZLSN |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°22'36"N by 109°7'12"E |
Area Served: | Xi'an |
Airport Type: | Public (defunct) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIA |
More Information: | SIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY):
- Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome", another name for XCY is "Aérodrome de Château-Thierry - Belleau".
- The furthest airport from Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (meaning Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) is Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of XCY.
- Because of Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome 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.
Facts about Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA):
- The furthest airport from Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) is La Unión Airport (LUI), which is nearly antipodal to Xi'an Xiguan Airport (meaning Xi'an Xiguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Unión Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed].
- In addition to being known as "Xi'an Xiguan Airport", other names for SIA include "西安西关机场" and "Xī'ān Xīguān Jīchǎng".
- Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of SIA.