Nonstop flight route between Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
Departure Airport:
(4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Distance from CAF to DIG:
10,624.17 miles (17,097.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carauari Airport (CAF), Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,624 miles (or 17,098 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 Carauari Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La 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 Carauari Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAF / SWCA |
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| Location: | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°52'42"S by 66°53'44"W |
| Area Served: | Carauari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 354 feet (108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAF |
| More Information: | CAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
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| Location: | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10761 feet (3,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIG |
| More Information: | DIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Carauari Airport (CAF):
- The furthest airport from Carauari Airport (CAF) is Miri Airport (MYY), which is nearly antipodal to Carauari Airport (meaning Carauari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miri Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- Carauari Airport (CAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Carauari Airport", another name for CAF is "Aeroporto de Carauari".
- On 15 December 1994, a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante en route from Carauari and Tefé to Manaus was hijacked by two Colombian citizens.
- Because of Carauari Airport's relatively low elevation of 354 feet, planes can take off or land at Carauari 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 Carauari Airport (CAF) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 182 miles (293 kilometers) NE of CAF.
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- Because of Dêqên Shangri-La Airport's high elevation of 10,761 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dêqên Shangri-La Airport", other names for DIG include "迪庆香格里拉机场" and "Díqìng Xiānggélǐlā Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,866 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) NE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 213.89 miles (344.21 km) WNW | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 215.17 miles (346.29 km) WNW | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 4 | 218.86 miles (352.22 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) NW | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 238.63 miles (384.04 km) WSW | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 264.35 miles (425.43 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 307.31 miles (494.56 km) NW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 9 | 335.19 miles (539.44 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 10 | 351.57 miles (565.79 km) S | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 11 | 384.44 miles (618.70 km) NE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 424.09 miles (682.51 km) SSE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 427.43 miles (687.88 km) S | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 444.87 miles (715.94 km) SSW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 445.05 miles (716.24 km) WSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,364.91 miles (19,899.35 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,339.95 miles (19,859.18 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,315.44 miles (19,819.73 km) N | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,311.16 miles (19,812.84 km) W | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 5 | 12,306.18 miles (19,804.82 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,305.50 miles (19,803.73 km) W | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,286.39 miles (19,772.97 km) WNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,283.20 miles (19,767.84 km) NNE | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,278.56 miles (19,760.37 km) W | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,270.72 miles (19,747.77 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,263.47 miles (19,736.09 km) NW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,260.08 miles (19,730.63 km) WNW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,255.77 miles (19,723.70 km) WNW | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,253.86 miles (19,720.62 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.53 miles (136.04 km) SSE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 2 | 108.13 miles (174.02 km) NNE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 3 | 153.21 miles (246.56 km) SSE | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 153.70 miles (247.35 km) E | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 5 | 191.92 miles (308.86 km) S | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 206.94 miles (333.04 km) SSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 216.63 miles (348.63 km) W | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 244.70 miles (393.81 km) SSW | Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) | Mang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) NW | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 10 | 251.92 miles (405.43 km) E | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 262.93 miles (423.14 km) W | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 12 | 273.92 miles (440.83 km) SE | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 276.38 miles (444.78 km) WSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 281.01 miles (452.24 km) S | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 285.77 miles (459.91 km) W | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,865.74 miles (19,096.02 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,830.75 miles (19,039.69 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,828.98 miles (19,036.85 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,800.91 miles (18,991.68 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,779.36 miles (18,956.99 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,753.28 miles (18,915.03 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 11,752.32 miles (18,913.49 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,750.72 miles (18,910.90 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,717.86 miles (18,858.01 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,685.90 miles (18,806.58 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,675.80 miles (18,790.33 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,666.65 miles (18,775.61 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,660.46 miles (18,765.64 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,634.61 miles (18,724.05 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,624.93 miles (18,708.47 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |