Nonstop flight route between Wageningen, Suriname and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), Wageningen, Suriname and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,631 miles (or 15,499 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 Wageningen Airstrip 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 Wageningen Airstrip 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: | AGI / SMWA |
Airport Name: | Wageningen Airstrip |
Location: | Wageningen, Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°46'0"N by 56°37'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AGI |
More Information: | AGI 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 Wageningen Airstrip (AGI):
- The furthest airport from Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Wageningen Airstrip (meaning Wageningen Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Because of Wageningen Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Wageningen Airstrip 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 closest airport to Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) is Totness Airstrip (TOT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of AGI.
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.
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.