Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bria, Central African Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bria Airport (BIV), Bria, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,105 miles (or 8,216 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 Bria 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 Bria 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: | BIV / FEFR |
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Location: | Bria, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°31'43"N by 21°59'19"E |
Area Served: | Bria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1916 feet (584 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIV |
More Information: | BIV Maps & Info |
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
Facts about Bria Airport (BIV):
- Bria Airport (BIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bria Airport (BIV) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bria Airport (meaning Bria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bria Airport (BIV) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of BIV.
- In addition to being known as "Bria Airport", another name for BIV is "Bria Airport (Bria)".