Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bisha, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), Bisha, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,449 miles (or 5,551 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 Qamdo Bamda Airport and Bisha Domestic 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 Qamdo Bamda Airport and Bisha Domestic Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
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Location: | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E |
Area Served: | Qamdo, Tibet, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14436 feet (4,400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPX |
More Information: | BPX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHH / OEBH |
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Location: | Bisha, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°59'3"N by 42°37'14"E |
Area Served: | Bisha |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 3887 feet (1,185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHH |
More Information: | BHH Maps & Info |
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- Because of Qamdo Bamda Airport's high elevation of 14,436 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- Visitors are warned before landing to move slowly on leaving the plane and that they may feel light headed or dizzy because of the thin air.
Facts about Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH):
- Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Bisha Domestic Airport (meaning Bisha Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,343 miles (19,864 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Bisha Domestic Airport", another name for BHH is "مطار بيشة المحلي".
- The closest airport to Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) is Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of BHH.