Nonstop flight route between Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(3°49'10"N by 76°59'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Distance from BUN to BPX:
10,030.08 miles (16,141.81 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BUN Airport Information
- BPX Airport Information
- Facts about BUN
- Facts about BPX
- Map of Nearest Airports to BUN
- List of Nearest Airports to BUN
- Map of Furthest Airports from BUN
- List of Furthest Airports from BUN
- Map of Nearest Airports to BPX
- List of Nearest Airports to BPX
- Map of Furthest Airports from BPX
- List of Furthest Airports from BPX
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,030 miles (or 16,142 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport and Qamdo Bamda 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUN / SKBU |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°49'10"N by 76°59'22"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUN |
| More Information: | BUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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 |
Facts about Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN):
- In addition to being known as "Gerardo Tobar López Airport", another name for BUN is "Aeropuerto Gerardo Tobar López".
- Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of BUN.
- Because of Gerardo Tobar López Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerardo Tobar López 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (meaning Gerardo Tobar López Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- At an elevation of 4,334 m above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.10 miles (74.18 km) ESE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 94.97 miles (152.83 km) ENE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 3 | 96.33 miles (155.03 km) NE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 4 | 97.93 miles (157.61 km) SSE | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 5 | 106.70 miles (171.71 km) SW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 6 | 110.11 miles (177.21 km) NE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 7 | 131.48 miles (211.59 km) N | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 8 | 131.49 miles (211.61 km) N | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 9 | 131.50 miles (211.63 km) ESE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 10 | 134.39 miles (216.28 km) NE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 134.57 miles (216.57 km) ENE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 12 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) ENE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 13 | 166.99 miles (268.75 km) N | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 14 | 168.74 miles (271.57 km) S | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 15 | 174.08 miles (280.15 km) ENE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) E | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,304.06 miles (19,801.42 km) WSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,279.84 miles (19,762.43 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,276.59 miles (19,757.21 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,274.02 miles (19,753.07 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,257.99 miles (19,727.27 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,179.61 miles (19,601.13 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,154.98 miles (19,561.49 km) SE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,139.57 miles (19,536.70 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,121.90 miles (19,508.26 km) SSE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,120.71 miles (19,506.35 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,101.22 miles (19,474.98 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,092.70 miles (19,461.27 km) SSW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,086.97 miles (19,452.04 km) SSW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,073.82 miles (19,430.88 km) S | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 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 | |