Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, United States and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,734 miles (or 14,056 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 Miami International Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La 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 Miami International Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIA / KMIA |
Airport Name: | Miami International Airport |
Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°47'35"N by 80°17'26"W |
Area Served: | South Florida metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIA |
More Information: | MIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
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Location: | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10761 feet (3,280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIG |
More Information: | DIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Miami International Airport (MIA):
- Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
- After Frank Borman became president of Eastern in 1975 he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center in New York City to a campus next to MIA.
- Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.
- Fire protection at the airport is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Station 12.
- Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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 free MIA Mover connects the airport with the Miami Intermodal Center, where the car rental facility and bus terminal has relocated.
- Concourse E also dates back to the terminal's 1959 opening, and was originally known as Concourse 4.
- The furthest airport from Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
- The furthest airport from Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,866 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dêqên Shangri-La Airport's high elevation of 10,761 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Dêqên Shangri-La Airport", other names for DIG include "迪庆香格里拉机场" and "Díqìng Xiānggélǐlā Jīchǎng".