Nonstop flight route between Zhongwei, Ningxia, China and Podolsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY), Zhongwei, Ningxia, China and Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF), Podolsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,294 miles (or 5,302 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 Zhongwei Shapotou Airport and Ostafyevo International 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 Zhongwei Shapotou Airport and Ostafyevo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSF / UUMO |
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Location: | Podolsk, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°30'42"N by 37°30'25"E |
Operator/Owner: | Gazpromavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 568 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OSF |
More Information: | OSF Maps & Info |
Facts about Zhongwei Shapotou Airport (ZHY):
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF):
- The closest airport to Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of OSF.
- Because of Ostafyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Ostafyevo International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ostafyevo International Airport", another name for OSF is "Международный аэропорт «Остафьево»".
- Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,740 miles (17,284 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.