Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bambari, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bambari Airport (BBY), Bambari, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,208 miles (or 8,382 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 Qamdo Bamda Airport and Bambari 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 Qamdo Bamda Airport and Bambari Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
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Location: | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E |
Area Served: | Qamdo, Tibet, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14436 feet (4,400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPX |
More Information: | BPX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBY / FEFM |
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Location: | Bambari, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°50'49"N by 20°38'58"E |
Area Served: | Bambari |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1558 feet (475 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBY |
More Information: | BBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- Because of Qamdo Bamda Airport's high elevation of 14,436 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Visitors are warned before landing to move slowly on leaving the plane and that they may feel light headed or dizzy because of the thin air.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bambari Airport (BBY):
- The furthest airport from Bambari Airport (BBY) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bambari Airport (meaning Bambari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Bambari Airport (BBY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bambari Airport", another name for BBY is "Bambari Airport (Bambari)".
- The closest airport to Bambari Airport (BBY) is Bria Airport (BIV), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) ENE of BBY.