Nonstop flight route between Zunyi, Guizhou, China and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), Zunyi, Guizhou, China and Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,168 miles (or 13,145 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 Zunyi Xinzhou Airport and Esler Field, 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 Zunyi Xinzhou Airport and Esler Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYI / ZUZY |
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Location: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'23"N by 106°59'58"E |
Area Served: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZYI |
More Information: | ZYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESF / KESF |
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Location: | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°23'41"N by 92°17'44"W |
Area Served: | Central Louisiana |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESF |
More Information: | ESF Maps & Info |
Facts about Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI):
- The closest airport to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of ZYI.
- The furthest airport from Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (meaning Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zunyi Xinzhou Airport", other names for ZYI include "遵义新舟机场" and "Zūnyì Xīnzhōu Jīchǎng".
Facts about Esler Field (ESF):
- This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.
- The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.
- About 60 percent of the airport's operations are military and the rest are civilian.
- The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
- With the departure of the 372d, the 353d Army Air Force Base Unit took over training for replacement pilots, and unit training ended.
- In the early '90s, Esler Regional Airport became lifeless and quiet with an uncertain future after airport services including all scheduled passenger airline flights for central Louisiana were moved to the England Industrial Airpark and Community, the location of the former England Air Force Base which is now known as Alexandria International Airport.
- Construction of the airport, originally called Camp Beauregard Army Field, for the United States Army Air Corps began in 1940.
- While Alexandria International Airport is central Louisiana's primary airport and the leader of aviation services in the area, Esler is the area's secondary airport.
- In addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".
- Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field 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.