Nonstop flight route between Bishop, California, United States and Tongren, Guizhou, China:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°52'59"N by 109°18'32"E)
Distance from BIH to TEN:
6,971.61 miles (11,219.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), Bishop, California, United States and Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN), Tongren, Guizhou, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,972 miles (or 11,220 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 Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield and Tongren Fenghuang 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 Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield and Tongren Fenghuang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIH / KBIH |
| Airport Name: | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield |
| Location: | Bishop, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'23"N by 118°21'48"W |
| Area Served: | Bishop, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4124 feet (1,257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIH |
| More Information: | BIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TEN / ZUTR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tongren, Guizhou, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°52'59"N by 109°18'32"E |
| Area Served: | Tongren and Fenghuang |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from TEN |
| More Information: | TEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH):
- Because of Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,124 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of BIH.
- The furthest airport from Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,267 miles (18,133 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The USAF subleased from Inyo County runway use rights and a heliport area of 4.76 acres known as the Bishop Test Site from 15 November 1965 to 19 June 1971 and from 25 November 1980 to 30 September 1985.
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) has 3 runways.
- The airfield opened in April 1940 on 897.22 acres subleased from Inyo County.
Facts about Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN):
- The furthest airport from Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Tongren Fenghuang Airport (meaning Tongren Fenghuang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) is Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of TEN.
- In addition to being known as "Tongren Fenghuang Airport", other names for TEN include "铜仁凤凰机场" and "Tóngjìn Fènghuáng Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.30 miles (50.37 km) NW | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 82.27 miles (132.39 km) N | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 84.41 miles (135.85 km) NE | Tonopah Airport (TPH) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 85.32 miles (137.31 km) WSW | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 5 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) ENE | Tonopah Test Range Airport (XSD) | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 91.72 miles (147.61 km) WSW | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 7 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) SW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 8 | 93.79 miles (150.94 km) ESE | Beatty Airport (BTY) | Beatty, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 99.52 miles (160.17 km) SSW | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 10 | 99.87 miles (160.72 km) WSW | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 11 | 100.57 miles (161.85 km) SSW | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 109.40 miles (176.07 km) NNE | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 111.13 miles (178.84 km) SW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 14 | 113.46 miles (182.60 km) SW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 15 | 118.29 miles (190.37 km) W | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,267.15 miles (18,132.68 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,242.31 miles (18,092.70 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,240.31 miles (18,089.47 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,223.62 miles (18,062.62 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,215.26 miles (18,049.16 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,111.02 miles (17,881.41 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,065.78 miles (17,808.61 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,034.90 miles (17,758.91 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,924.61 miles (17,581.41 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,917.24 miles (17,569.55 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,913.01 miles (17,562.75 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,903.25 miles (17,547.03 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,894.36 miles (17,532.74 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,866.90 miles (17,488.54 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,861.92 miles (17,480.52 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.79 miles (62.42 km) SE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 102.87 miles (165.55 km) SW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 3 | 108.26 miles (174.22 km) S | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 108.85 miles (175.17 km) NE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 116.59 miles (187.64 km) NNW | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.59 km) W | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 158.72 miles (255.43 km) ENE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 168.71 miles (271.52 km) N | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 177.07 miles (284.96 km) SE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 179.95 miles (289.59 km) WSW | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 187.42 miles (301.62 km) SSW | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 12 | 189.60 miles (305.13 km) SSE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 205.34 miles (330.46 km) NW | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 14 | 208.19 miles (335.04 km) NNW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 213.87 miles (344.19 km) NNW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.86 miles (19,944.33 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,329.51 miles (19,842.38 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,314.15 miles (19,817.65 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,293.02 miles (19,783.65 km) SSE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,178.91 miles (19,600.01 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,144.87 miles (19,545.23 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,132.13 miles (19,524.73 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,129.72 miles (19,520.84 km) S | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,086.55 miles (19,451.37 km) W | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,083.62 miles (19,446.65 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,078.01 miles (19,437.63 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,076.68 miles (19,435.48 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,056.09 miles (19,402.35 km) S | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,051.88 miles (19,395.58 km) WSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,047.76 miles (19,388.94 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |