Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Jacmel, Haiti:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Jacmel Airport (JAK), Jacmel, Haiti would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,996 miles (or 14,477 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 Jacmel 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 Jacmel 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: | JAK / MTJA | 
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| Location: | Jacmel, Haiti | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°14'27"N by 72°31'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Jacmel, Haiti | 
| Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAK | 
| More Information: | JAK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- The airport is 2.5 hours by mountain road from the county seat of Qamdo.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Jacmel Airport (JAK):
- In addition to being known as "Jacmel Airport", another name for JAK is "Aérodrome de Jacmel".
 - The closest airport to Jacmel Airport (JAK) is Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of JAK.
 - Because of Jacmel Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacmel 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.
 - 8 Air Communications and Control Squadron installed runway lighting on 19 January, enabling aircraft to land at night, with radar control of the airspace provided by the nearby HMCS Halifax.
 - The furthest airport from Jacmel Airport (JAK) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,927 miles (19,195 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Jacmel Airport (JAK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport also hosted the local UN MINUSTAH base.
 
