Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Joensuu, Finland:
Departure Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(62°39'32"N by 29°37'27"E)
Distance from BPX to JOE:
3,656.00 miles (5,883.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Joensuu Airport (JOE), Joensuu, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,656 miles (or 5,884 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 Joensuu 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 Joensuu 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 |
| 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: | JOE / EFJO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Joensuu, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°39'32"N by 29°37'27"E |
| Area Served: | Joensuu |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 398 feet (121 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JOE |
| More Information: | JOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (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".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- 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.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Joensuu Airport (JOE):
- Joensuu Airport handled 118,761 passengers last year.
- Joensuu Airport (JOE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Joensuu Airport's relatively low elevation of 398 feet, planes can take off or land at Joensuu 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 Joensuu Airport (JOE) is Kitee Airfield (KTQ), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSE of JOE.
- The furthest airport from Joensuu Airport (JOE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,770 miles (17,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Joensuu Airport", another name for JOE is "Joensuun lentoasema".
| 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 | 36.96 miles (59.48 km) SSE | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 2 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) WNW | Kuopio Airport (KUO) | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| 3 | 65.51 miles (105.42 km) WSW | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 4 | 103.09 miles (165.90 km) SW | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 5 | 121.38 miles (195.34 km) SSW | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 6 | 127.18 miles (204.68 km) W | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 7 | 127.20 miles (204.71 km) NNW | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 8 | 150.09 miles (241.54 km) SW | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 9 | 155.16 miles (249.71 km) ESE | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 165.06 miles (265.63 km) WSW | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 11 | 179.77 miles (289.31 km) NW | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 12 | 187.83 miles (302.28 km) S | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 13 | 198.64 miles (319.69 km) S | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) | |
| 14 | 203.80 miles (327.98 km) NW | Oulu Airport (OUL) | Oulu, Finland | |
| 15 | 208.21 miles (335.08 km) SW | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,769.60 miles (17,331.95 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,519.33 miles (16,929.18 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,507.24 miles (16,909.72 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,493.63 miles (16,887.82 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,487.99 miles (16,878.74 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,461.05 miles (16,835.39 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,455.75 miles (16,826.86 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,455.57 miles (16,826.57 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,453.70 miles (16,823.55 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,426.28 miles (16,779.44 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,425.27 miles (16,777.80 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,423.67 miles (16,775.22 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,406.65 miles (16,747.84 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,399.10 miles (16,735.69 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,395.56 miles (16,729.99 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |