Nonstop flight route between Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°55'27"N by 116°49'50"E)
Distance from BPX to KUD:
2,072.92 miles (3,336.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Kudat Airport (KUD), Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,073 miles (or 3,336 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 relatively short distance between Qamdo Bamda Airport and Kudat Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | KUD / WBKT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°55'27"N by 116°49'50"E |
| Area Served: | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUD |
| More Information: | KUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (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.
- 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.
- At an elevation of 4,334 m above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of 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".
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Kudat Airport (KUD):
- Kudat Airport (KUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kudat Airport", other names for KUD include "Lapangan Terbang Kudat" and "古达机场".
- Because of Kudat Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kudat 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 furthest airport from Kudat Airport (KUD) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kudat Airport (meaning Kudat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Kudat Airport (KUD) is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SW of KUD.
| 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 | 85.97 miles (138.35 km) SW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) SE | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 117.65 miles (189.35 km) SSW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 156.16 miles (251.32 km) SW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 166.01 miles (267.17 km) SE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 173.74 miles (279.61 km) SW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 187.90 miles (302.39 km) SSW | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 189.23 miles (304.54 km) SW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 9 | 189.82 miles (305.49 km) SSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 192.44 miles (309.70 km) SW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 201.00 miles (323.47 km) SSE | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 201.05 miles (323.56 km) SSE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 205.83 miles (331.25 km) SSW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 209.67 miles (337.43 km) SE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 219.29 miles (352.90 km) SSW | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,323.82 miles (19,833.21 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,303.35 miles (19,800.28 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,243.99 miles (19,704.74 km) S | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,169.56 miles (19,584.95 km) SSE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,149.58 miles (19,552.80 km) SSW | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,144.30 miles (19,544.30 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,129.25 miles (19,520.08 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,096.05 miles (19,466.65 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,093.23 miles (19,462.11 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,091.01 miles (19,458.54 km) SW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,089.81 miles (19,456.61 km) SE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,054.90 miles (19,400.43 km) ESE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,040.87 miles (19,377.85 km) SW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,025.79 miles (19,353.59 km) S | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,001.74 miles (19,314.88 km) SW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |