Nonstop flight route between Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Gomel, Belarus:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yiwu Airport (YIW), Yiwu, Zhejiang, China and Gomel Airport (GME), Gomel, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,598 miles (or 7,399 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 Yiwu Airport and Gomel 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 Yiwu Airport and Gomel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIW / ZSYW |
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Location: | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'40"N by 120°1'55"E |
Area Served: | Yiwu, Jinhua |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIW |
More Information: | YIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GME / UMGG |
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Location: | Gomel, Belarus |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°31'36"N by 31°1'0"E |
Area Served: | Gomel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GME |
More Information: | GME Maps & Info |
Facts about Yiwu Airport (YIW):
- Yiwu Airport is a dual-use military and civil airport serving Yiwu, Jinhua in Zhejiang Province, China.
- Yiwu Airport (YIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Yiwu Airport has one runway that is 2,500 meters long and 45 meters wide, and an 18,000 square-meter terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Reconquista Airport (RCQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yiwu Airport (meaning Yiwu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Reconquista Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Yiwu Airport (YIW) is Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of YIW.
- In addition to being known as "Yiwu Airport", other names for YIW include "义乌机场" and "Yìwū Jīchǎng".
- Yiwu Airport handled 761,938 passengers last year.
Facts about Gomel Airport (GME):
- Because of Gomel Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Gomel 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 Gomel Airport (GME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,046 miles (17,777 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Gomel Airport (GME) is Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of GME.
- Besides Belarusian air companies, Latvian flag carrier "airBaltic" serviced flights between Gomel and Riga in 2006, but this destination is now defunct.
- Gomel Airport (GME) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gomel Airport", other names for GME include "Аэрапорт Гомель" and "Аэропорт Гомель".