Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(65°28'48"N by 72°42'11"E)
Distance from BPX to NYM:
2,625.91 miles (4,225.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Nadym Airport (NYM), Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,626 miles (or 4,226 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | NYM / USMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°28'48"N by 72°42'11"E |
| Area Served: | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NYM |
| More Information: | NYM Maps & Info |
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- The airport is 2.5 hours by mountain road from the county seat of Qamdo.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- At an elevation of 4,334 m above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
Facts about Nadym Airport (NYM):
- Nadym Airport (NYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Nadym Airport (NYM) is Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) ENE of NYM.
- The furthest airport from Nadym Airport (NYM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Nadym Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadym 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nadym Airport", another name for NYM is "Аэропорт Надым".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) N | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China |     |
| 2 | 187.18 miles (301.24 km) WSW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 3 | 189.77 miles (305.41 km) SSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) ESE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 198.84 miles (320.00 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 215.15 miles (346.25 km) SW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) SE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 9 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 10 | 248.81 miles (400.43 km) SW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 284.96 miles (458.60 km) SW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 12 | 289.50 miles (465.90 km) SW | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 13 | 318.34 miles (512.32 km) SW | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 14 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) SSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 328.39 miles (528.49 km) SE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.53 miles (18,904.17 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,737.78 miles (18,890.08 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,732.07 miles (18,880.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 11,727.49 miles (18,873.52 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,701.15 miles (18,831.13 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,686.32 miles (18,807.26 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,649.92 miles (18,748.69 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,636.14 miles (18,726.50 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,635.50 miles (18,725.48 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,624.43 miles (18,707.66 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,599.93 miles (18,668.23 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,594.16 miles (18,658.95 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,593.81 miles (18,658.39 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,592.26 miles (18,655.89 km) SW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,587.80 miles (18,648.71 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.71 miles (186.22 km) ENE | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 2 | 176.27 miles (283.67 km) SSE | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 3 | 187.66 miles (302.01 km) WNW | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| 4 | 234.04 miles (376.65 km) SSE | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 269.19 miles (433.22 km) SSE | Raduzhny Airport (RAT) | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 6 | 277.06 miles (445.89 km) NW | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) | Vorkuta, Russia | |
| 7 | 286.63 miles (461.29 km) S | Surgut Airport (SGC) | Surgut, Russia | |
| 8 | 302.06 miles (486.11 km) S | Nefteyugansk Airport (NFG) | Nefteyugansk, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 9 | 317.43 miles (510.85 km) SW | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 327.36 miles (526.84 km) SSW | Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | |
| 11 | 334.25 miles (537.92 km) SSE | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 358.68 miles (577.23 km) WNW | Inta Airport Аэропорт Инта (INA) | Inta, Russia | |
| 13 | 363.94 miles (585.70 km) SSE | Strezhevoy (SWT) | Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 401.31 miles (645.84 km) SW | Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) | Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 15 | 406.16 miles (653.64 km) ENE | Igarka (IAA) | Igarka, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,985.07 miles (17,678.72 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,942.05 miles (17,609.48 km) W | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 10,920.56 miles (17,574.90 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,895.33 miles (17,534.30 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,874.24 miles (17,500.35 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,816.09 miles (17,406.77 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,806.64 miles (17,391.55 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,805.02 miles (17,388.94 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,672.73 miles (17,176.06 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,648.02 miles (17,136.28 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,586.63 miles (17,037.49 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,565.93 miles (17,004.17 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,547.68 miles (16,974.80 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,539.24 miles (16,961.23 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,511.14 miles (16,916.00 km) W | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |