Nonstop flight route between Shanghai, China and Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), Shanghai, China and Artigas International Airport (ATI), Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,298 miles (or 19,791 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Artigas 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Artigas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between SHA and ATI makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Artigas International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between SHA and ATI are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Shanghai, China and Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between SHA and ATI!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHA / ZSSS |
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Location: | Shanghai, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°11'53"N by 121°20'11"E |
Area Served: | Shanghai |
Operator/Owner: | Shanghai Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHA |
More Information: | SHA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATI / SUAG |
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Location: | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°24'2"S by 56°30'28"W |
Area Served: | Artigas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATI |
More Information: | ATI Maps & Info |
Facts about Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA):
- In addition to being known as "Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport", other names for SHA include "上海虹桥国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Hóngqiáo Guójì Jīchǎng".
- In preparation for the Shanghai Expo, on 16 March 2010 Hongqiao Airport completed a five-year 15.3-billion-yuan expansion project, which included a 3,300-meter second runway and the new Terminal 2, boosting Hongqiao's capacity to 40 million passengers a year.
- The furthest airport from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (meaning Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
- Because of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Hongqiao 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.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport handled 33,851,200 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) E of SHA.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Artigas International Airport (ATI):
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Artigas.
- Artigas International Airport (ATI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Artigas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Artigas 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.
- The furthest airport from Artigas International Airport (ATI) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Artigas International Airport (meaning Artigas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,895 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- The closest airport to Artigas International Airport (ATI) is Ruben Berta International Airport (URG), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NW of ATI.
- In addition to being known as "Artigas International Airport", another name for ATI is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Artigas".