Nonstop flight route between Chiclayo, Peru and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), Chiclayo, Peru and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,783 miles (or 17,353 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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: | CIX / SPHI |
Airport Name: | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport |
Location: | Chiclayo, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'13"S by 79°49'41"W |
Operator/Owner: | ADP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIX |
More Information: | CIX Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX):
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of CIX.
- Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- 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.