Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Dori, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°1'28"N by 0°3'55"W)
Distance from BPX to DOR:
6,143.76 miles (9,887.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Dori Airport (DOR), Dori, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,144 miles (or 9,887 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | DOR / DFEE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dori, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°1'28"N by 0°3'55"W |
| Area Served: | Dori |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 909 feet (277 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOR |
| More Information: | DOR 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dori Airport (DOR):
- The furthest airport from Dori Airport (DOR) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Dori Airport (meaning Dori Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Dori Airport", another name for DOR is "Dori Airport (Dori)".
- Dori Airport (DOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dori Airport's relatively low elevation of 909 feet, planes can take off or land at Dori Airport 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 Dori Airport (DOR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of DOR.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) N | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China |     |
| 2 | 187.18 miles (301.24 km) WSW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 3 | 189.77 miles (305.41 km) SSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) ESE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 198.84 miles (320.00 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 215.15 miles (346.25 km) SW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) SE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 9 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 10 | 248.81 miles (400.43 km) SW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 284.96 miles (458.60 km) SW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 12 | 289.50 miles (465.90 km) SW | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 13 | 318.34 miles (512.32 km) SW | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 14 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) SSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 328.39 miles (528.49 km) SE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.53 miles (18,904.17 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,737.78 miles (18,890.08 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,732.07 miles (18,880.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 11,727.49 miles (18,873.52 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,701.15 miles (18,831.13 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,686.32 miles (18,807.26 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,649.92 miles (18,748.69 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,636.14 miles (18,726.50 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,635.50 miles (18,725.48 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,624.43 miles (18,707.66 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,599.93 miles (18,668.23 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,594.16 miles (18,658.95 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,593.81 miles (18,658.39 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,592.26 miles (18,655.89 km) SW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,587.80 miles (18,648.71 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.47 miles (50.64 km) NNW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 53.42 miles (85.98 km) N | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 54.74 miles (88.09 km) SE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 57.17 miles (92.00 km) WNW | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 72.37 miles (116.47 km) S | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 95.47 miles (153.65 km) SW | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 100.30 miles (161.42 km) SSW | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 104.74 miles (168.56 km) W | Djibo Airport (XDJ) | Djibo, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 140.09 miles (225.45 km) SSE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 150.36 miles (241.98 km) SE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 151.03 miles (243.06 km) SW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 153.72 miles (247.39 km) N | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 13 | 154.66 miles (248.89 km) ESE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 14 | 154.92 miles (249.31 km) S | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) W | Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,301.41 miles (19,797.15 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 3 | 12,204.80 miles (19,641.67 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 12,189.79 miles (19,617.51 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,175.42 miles (19,594.38 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,172.05 miles (19,588.96 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 12,170.36 miles (19,586.25 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 12,144.50 miles (19,544.62 km) SSE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,130.46 miles (19,522.04 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 10 | 12,122.95 miles (19,509.94 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,122.04 miles (19,508.48 km) SE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 12,121.89 miles (19,508.25 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 13 | 12,069.64 miles (19,424.15 km) SSE | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 12,053.54 miles (19,398.25 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 11,936.40 miles (19,209.73 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |