Nonstop flight route between Baoshan, Yunnan, China and Tours, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD), Baoshan, Yunnan, China and Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), Tours, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,333 miles (or 8,582 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 Baoshan Yunduan Airport and Tours Val de Loire 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 Baoshan Yunduan Airport and Tours Val de Loire Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD):

• Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Baoshan Yunduan Airport", other names for BSD include "保山云端机场" and "Bǎoshān Yúnduān Jīchǎng".
• Because of Baoshan Yunduan Airport's high elevation of 5,453 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BSD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BSD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) is Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of BSD.
• The furthest airport from Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.

Facts about Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF):

• The airport dates back to World War I, being established as a French Air Force training center.
• Because of Tours Val de Loire Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Tours Val de Loire 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 Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tours Val de Loire Airport (meaning Tours Val de Loire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,152 miles (19,557 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) is Angers – Loire Airport (ANE), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) W of TUF.
• In addition to being known as "Tours Val de Loire Airport", another name for TUF is "Aéroport Tours Val de LoireBase Aérienne 604Tours Val de Loire".
• Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is home to around 40 Alpha Jets belonging to the French Air Force, as well as a couple of Mirage fighters as part of the Vigipirate defence plan.