Nonstop flight route between Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada and Zhongwei, Ningxia, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN), Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY), Zhongwei, Ningxia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,199 miles (or 9,976 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 Estevan Regional Aerodrome 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 Estevan Regional Aerodrome and Zhongwei Shapotou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEN / CYEN |
Airport Name: | Estevan Regional Aerodrome |
Location: | Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'37"N by 102°57'56"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Estevan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1904 feet (580 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEN |
More Information: | YEN 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 Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN):
- The furthest airport from Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,266 miles (16,521 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN) is Sher-Wood Airport (PWD), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) WSW of YEN.
- Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY):
- 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".
- The closest airport to Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) NE of ZHY.
- Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.