Nonstop flight route between Le Havre, France and Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(49°32'2"N by 0°5'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°21'6"N by 89°18'24"E)
Distance from LEH to RKZ:
4,672.61 miles (7,519.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH), Le Havre, France and Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,673 miles (or 7,520 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 Le Havre - Octeville 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 Le Havre - Octeville 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: | LEH / LFOH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Le Havre, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°32'2"N by 0°5'17"E |
| Area Served: | Le Havre |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin Aéroports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 312 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEH |
| More Information: | LEH 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 Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH):
- Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Le Havre - Octeville Airport", another name for LEH is "Aéroport du Havre - OctevilleAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-30".
- The closest airport to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of LEH.
- Because of Le Havre - Octeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 312 feet, planes can take off or land at Le Havre - Octeville 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 Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (meaning Le Havre - Octeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ):
- The closest airport to Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) E of RKZ.
- 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.
- Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.02 miles (19.35 km) SSE | Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) | Deauville, France |     |
| 2 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) SW | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 3 | 50.19 miles (80.78 km) E | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| 4 | 61.81 miles (99.47 km) SE | Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) | Évreux / Fauville, France | |
| 5 | 70.48 miles (113.43 km) W | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 6 | 88.39 miles (142.26 km) ENE | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 7 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) E | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 8 | 91.54 miles (147.31 km) N | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 95.21 miles (153.23 km) NNW | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 96.24 miles (154.88 km) NE | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 11 | 98.76 miles (158.93 km) SE | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 12 | 98.95 miles (159.25 km) NNW | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 103.75 miles (166.97 km) W | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 105.16 miles (169.24 km) WSW | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 105.21 miles (169.33 km) NNE | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,008.86 miles (19,326.34 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,914.59 miles (19,174.63 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,910.28 miles (19,167.69 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,886.45 miles (19,129.34 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,884.66 miles (19,126.46 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,884.60 miles (19,126.37 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,856.48 miles (19,081.11 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,855.72 miles (19,079.88 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,854.04 miles (19,077.18 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,851.75 miles (19,073.50 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,829.20 miles (19,037.20 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,826.35 miles (19,032.61 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,821.11 miles (19,024.18 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,819.98 miles (19,022.37 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,814.99 miles (19,014.33 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.76 miles (155.71 km) E | Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 2 | 134.41 miles (216.31 km) S | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 3 | 151.40 miles (243.65 km) SE | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| 4 | 193.92 miles (312.09 km) SSW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 5 | 194.06 miles (312.31 km) SW | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 6 | 198.25 miles (319.05 km) S | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 7 | 205.05 miles (329.99 km) SW | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 8 | 206.24 miles (331.91 km) SSW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 9 | 208.34 miles (335.29 km) SW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 10 | 216.22 miles (347.97 km) SW | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 11 | 219.37 miles (353.03 km) SW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 12 | 224.84 miles (361.84 km) S | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 13 | 234.27 miles (377.02 km) SSW | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 14 | 239.20 miles (384.96 km) WSW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 15 | 239.48 miles (385.40 km) S | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,296.92 miles (18,180.59 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,288.29 miles (18,166.69 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,275.54 miles (18,146.18 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,269.88 miles (18,137.07 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,266.84 miles (18,132.17 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,248.00 miles (18,101.85 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,231.75 miles (18,075.71 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,220.73 miles (18,057.97 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,219.06 miles (18,055.29 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,211.12 miles (18,042.50 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,196.83 miles (18,019.51 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,193.68 miles (18,014.44 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,175.42 miles (17,985.05 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,168.36 miles (17,973.70 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,164.54 miles (17,967.54 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |