Nonstop flight route between Altay, Xinjiang, China and Mbeya, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Altay Airport (AAT), Altay, Xinjiang, China and Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,137 miles (or 8,267 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 Altay Airport and Mbeya 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 Altay Airport and Mbeya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAT / ZWAT | 
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| Location: | Altay, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'1"N by 88°5'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Altay, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2460 feet (750 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AAT | 
| More Information: | AAT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB | 
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| Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MBI | 
| More Information: | MBI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Altay Airport (AAT):
- Altay Airport (AAT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Altay Airport", other names for AAT include "阿勒泰机场" and "Ālètài Jīchǎng".
 - The closest airport to Altay Airport (AAT) is Kanas Airport (KJI), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WNW of AAT.
 - The furthest airport from Altay Airport (AAT) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
 
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
 - The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
 - Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
 
