Nonstop flight route between Van Nuys, California, United States and Hengyang, Hunan, China:
Departure Airport:
(34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°54'19"N by 112°37'40"E)
Distance from VNY to HNY:
7,049.94 miles (11,345.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States and Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY), Hengyang, Hunan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,050 miles (or 11,346 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 Van Nuys Airport and Hengyang Bajialing 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 Van Nuys Airport and Hengyang Bajialing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNY / KVNY |
| Airport Name: | Van Nuys Airport |
| Location: | Van Nuys, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W |
| Area Served: | Los Angeles, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VNY |
| More Information: | VNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNY / ZGHY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°54'19"N by 112°37'40"E |
| Area Served: | Hengyang, Hunan, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public (defunct) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNY |
| More Information: | HNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
- The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
- The airport is home to the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus service, which runs non-stop buses to Los Angeles International Airport for travelers that park their cars at Van Nuys.
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
- Van Nuys Airport is a public airport in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley section of the city limits of Los Angeles, California.
- The furthest airport from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- A major part of the science fiction classic Silent Running was filmed at the Van Nuys Airport in March 1971.
- Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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.
- Van Nuys Airport was also a location for filming of Metallica's music video for "The Memory Remains" and pop-punk band Blink-182's music video for "All The Small Things".
Facts about Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY):
- The furthest airport from Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is nearly antipodal to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (meaning Hengyang Bajialing Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) is Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) WSW of HNY.
- In addition to being known as "Hengyang Bajialing Airport", another name for HNY is "衡阳八甲岭机场".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.56 miles (8.94 km) NE | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 7.53 miles (12.13 km) E | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 3 | 13.58 miles (21.85 km) S | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 4 | 19.05 miles (30.66 km) SSE | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 5 | 21.71 miles (34.94 km) SSE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 6 | 26.21 miles (42.18 km) SSE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 7 | 27.40 miles (44.09 km) ESE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 8 | 29.37 miles (47.26 km) SSE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 9 | 33.30 miles (53.59 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 10 | 33.30 miles (53.59 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 11 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) WNW | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 12 | 36.61 miles (58.91 km) W | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 13 | 37.09 miles (59.68 km) NE | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 14 | 37.39 miles (60.17 km) SE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 15 | 39.84 miles (64.11 km) NNE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,472.31 miles (18,462.86 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,456.41 miles (18,437.25 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,446.53 miles (18,421.36 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,431.83 miles (18,397.69 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,359.07 miles (18,280.61 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,235.07 miles (18,081.04 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,232.93 miles (18,077.61 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,193.61 miles (18,014.33 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,096.89 miles (17,858.68 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,067.48 miles (17,811.34 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,066.39 miles (17,809.58 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,050.45 miles (17,783.93 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,050.32 miles (17,783.73 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,039.02 miles (17,765.54 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,025.15 miles (17,743.22 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.69 miles (118.59 km) WSW | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 96.34 miles (155.04 km) NNE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 120.34 miles (193.67 km) ENE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 130.04 miles (209.28 km) E | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 141.95 miles (228.45 km) SSE | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 151.63 miles (244.02 km) ESE | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 151.63 miles (244.03 km) NNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 183.75 miles (295.71 km) WNW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 198.50 miles (319.45 km) SW | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 202.02 miles (325.12 km) NW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 214.51 miles (345.22 km) WNW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) W | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 13 | 237.03 miles (381.46 km) N | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 241.37 miles (388.45 km) NE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 15 | 246.31 miles (396.40 km) S | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,296.98 miles (19,790.02 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,283.74 miles (19,768.71 km) SW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,283.37 miles (19,768.13 km) ESE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,252.06 miles (19,717.72 km) SW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,247.77 miles (19,710.82 km) E | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,239.22 miles (19,697.06 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,233.09 miles (19,687.19 km) E | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,212.25 miles (19,653.66 km) SW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,130.08 miles (19,521.42 km) SE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,124.80 miles (19,512.92 km) SE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,116.94 miles (19,500.27 km) SSE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,115.09 miles (19,497.31 km) SW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,105.54 miles (19,481.92 km) SSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,104.82 miles (19,480.77 km) S | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |