Nonstop flight route between Caye Chapel, Belize and Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Caye Chapel Airport (CYC), Caye Chapel, Belize and Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,181 miles (or 14,775 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 Caye Chapel Airport and Shigatse Peace 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 Caye Chapel Airport and Shigatse Peace Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYC / |
Airport Name: | Caye Chapel Airport |
Location: | Caye Chapel, Belize |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°42'2"N by 88°2'27"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYC |
More Information: | CYC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKZ / ZURK |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'6"N by 89°18'24"E |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 12408 feet (3,782 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKZ |
More Information: | RKZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Caye Chapel Airport (CYC):
- The closest airport to Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) is Caye Caulker Airport (CUK), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNE of CYC.
- Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ):
- Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,297 miles (18,181 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) E of RKZ.
- Because of Shigatse Peace Airport's high elevation of 12,408 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RKZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RKZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Shigatse Peace Airport", other names for RKZ include "日喀则和平机场" and "Rìkāzé Hépíng Jīchǎng".