Nonstop flight route between Burlington, Vermont, United States and Daocheng, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States and Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,320 miles (or 11,780 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 Burlington International Airport and Daocheng Yading 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 Burlington International Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTV / KBTV |
Airport Name: | Burlington International Airport |
Location: | Burlington, Vermont, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°28'18"N by 73°9'11"W |
Area Served: | Burlington, Vermont |
Operator/Owner: | City of Burlington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTV |
More Information: | BTV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCY / |
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Location: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E |
Area Served: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCY |
More Information: | DCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):
- Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington International 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 Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
- Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On Saturday, August 14, 1920, the first aircraft landed at what became the Burlington Municipal Airport.
- BTV enplaned over 759,000 people in 2008, a 7.3% increase from 2007.
- From 2000 to 2008, the airport experienced an increase in growth and service.
- Burlington International Airport covers an area of 942 acres at an elevation of 335 feet above mean sea level.
- In 2010, a city-owned cable provider was unable to pay the city of Burlington $17 million it owed.
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m long and 45 m wide.
- The furthest airport from Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Construction started after the airport was approved in April 2011, with a total investment of 1.58 billion yuan.
- In addition to being known as "Daocheng Yading Airport", other names for DCY include "稻城亚丁机场", "Dàochéng Yàdīng Jīchǎng" and "ZUDC".
- Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Daocheng Yading Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DCY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DCY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.