Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Alma, Quebec, Canada:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Alma Airport (YTF), Alma, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,035 miles (or 11,321 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 Daocheng Yading Airport and Alma 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 Daocheng Yading Airport and Alma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCY / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E |
Area Served: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCY |
More Information: | DCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTF / CYTF |
Airport Name: | Alma Airport |
Location: | Alma, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°30'30"N by 71°38'29"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 449 feet (137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTF |
More Information: | YTF Maps & Info |
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- Daocheng Yading Airport is an airport serving Daocheng County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China.
- In addition to being known as "Daocheng Yading Airport", other names for DCY include "稻城亚丁机场", "Dàochéng Yàdīng Jīchǎng" and "ZUDC".
- Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m long and 45 m wide.
- Because of Daocheng Yading Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DCY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DCY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
- The furthest airport from Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Alma Airport (YTF):
- The furthest airport from Alma Airport (YTF) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,382 miles (18,318 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Alma Airport (YTF) is Roberval Airport (YRJ), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) W of YTF.
- Alma Airport (YTF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Alma Airport's relatively low elevation of 449 feet, planes can take off or land at Alma 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.