Nonstop flight route between Zhuhai, Guangdong, China and Wales, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°0'24"N by 113°22'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(65°37'21"N by 168°5'41"W)
Distance from ZUH to WAA:
4,513.76 miles (7,264.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), Zhuhai, Guangdong, China and Wales Airport (WAA), Wales, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,514 miles (or 7,264 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZUH / ZGSD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°0'24"N by 113°22'33"E |
| Area Served: | Zhuhai, Guangdong |
| Operator/Owner: | Hong Kong-Zhuhai Airport Management Co.,Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZUH |
| More Information: | ZUH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAA / PAIW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wales, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°37'21"N by 168°5'41"W |
| Area Served: | Wales, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAA |
| More Information: | WAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH):
- In addition to being known as "Zhuhai Jinwan Airport", other names for ZUH include "珠海金湾机场" and "Zhūhǎi Jīnwān Jīchǎng".
- The airport will have its own Zhuhai Airport Railway Station linked with the Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway.
- Zhuhai Jinwan Airport handled 2,090,491 passengers last year.
- Because of Zhuhai Jinwan Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhuhai Jinwan 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 Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is Macau International Airport (MFM), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of ZUH.
- The furthest airport from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) is Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU), which is nearly antipodal to Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (meaning Zhuhai Jinwan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Uyuni Joya Andina Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia.
- The airport hosts the largest airshow in mainland China, the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.
- Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Wales Airport (WAA):
- In addition to being known as "Wales Airport", another name for WAA is "IWK".
- The furthest airport from Wales Airport (WAA) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,385 miles (16,713 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Wales Airport (WAA) is Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SE of WAA.
- Wales Airport (WAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wales Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Wales 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.94 miles (27.26 km) NE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau |     |
| 2 | 40.27 miles (64.81 km) ENE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 3 | 51.79 miles (83.34 km) NNE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 53.36 miles (85.87 km) ENE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 5 | 76.82 miles (123.64 km) NNW | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) N | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 106.21 miles (170.93 km) NE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 168.59 miles (271.32 km) NW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 201.41 miles (324.13 km) WSW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 205.34 miles (330.47 km) N | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 226.16 miles (363.97 km) ENE | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 236.47 miles (380.55 km) SW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 13 | 238.46 miles (383.77 km) NE | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 263.91 miles (424.72 km) W | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 279.98 miles (450.58 km) NNE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,328.31 miles (19,840.44 km) S | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 12,309.57 miles (19,810.29 km) WSW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 12,287.25 miles (19,774.36 km) ESE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,279.95 miles (19,762.61 km) WSW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,270.37 miles (19,747.20 km) WSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,250.99 miles (19,716.01 km) WSW | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,246.35 miles (19,708.53 km) W | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,245.85 miles (19,707.74 km) SSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,227.74 miles (19,678.59 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,212.23 miles (19,653.63 km) SSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,198.24 miles (19,631.12 km) ESE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,193.95 miles (19,624.21 km) SW | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,186.20 miles (19,611.74 km) ESE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,173.82 miles (19,591.82 km) ESE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,118.60 miles (19,502.95 km) S | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.43 miles (10.35 km) SE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 26.11 miles (42.02 km) WNW | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 30.94 miles (49.79 km) ESE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 43.71 miles (70.34 km) SE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 50.86 miles (81.86 km) ESE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 56.93 miles (91.61 km) ESE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 71.19 miles (114.57 km) NE | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) SE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 136.47 miles (219.62 km) ESE | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 150.40 miles (242.04 km) ESE | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 151.38 miles (243.62 km) SSW | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 153.73 miles (247.41 km) ENE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 165.51 miles (266.36 km) ESE | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) SW | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 173.10 miles (278.57 km) WSW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,385.16 miles (16,713.26 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,232.25 miles (16,467.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,209.66 miles (16,430.81 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,178.37 miles (16,380.46 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,135.46 miles (16,311.41 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,089.52 miles (16,237.46 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,978.66 miles (16,059.06 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,943.75 miles (16,002.87 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,912.65 miles (15,952.83 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 9,911.38 miles (15,950.78 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,908.48 miles (15,946.11 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,908.48 miles (15,946.11 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,901.22 miles (15,934.43 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,876.73 miles (15,895.01 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,870.18 miles (15,884.48 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |