Nonstop flight route between Obbia, Somalia and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(5°21'5"N by 48°31'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Distance from CMO to BPX:
3,598.14 miles (5,790.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obbia Airport (CMO), Obbia, Somalia and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,598 miles (or 5,791 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 Obbia Airport and Qamdo Bamda 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 Obbia Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMO / HCMO |
| Airport Name: | Obbia Airport |
| Location: | Obbia, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°21'5"N by 48°31'32"E |
| Area Served: | Hobyo, Somalia |
| Operator/Owner: | Somali Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMO |
| More Information: | CMO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Obbia Airport (CMO):
- The furthest airport from Obbia Airport (CMO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,837 miles (19,050 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Obbia Airport (CMO) is Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) NW of CMO.
- Because of Obbia Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Obbia 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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, also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo, Tibet, China.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.17 miles (198.22 km) NW | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia |     |
| 2 | 309.43 miles (497.98 km) WNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) SW | Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) | Mogadishu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 342.53 miles (551.24 km) W | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 352.00 miles (566.48 km) NW | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| 6 | 372.42 miles (599.36 km) WSW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 7 | 373.75 miles (601.49 km) NNW | Erigavo Airport (ERA) | Erigavo, Somalia | |
| 8 | 411.54 miles (662.31 km) N | Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA) | Boosaaso, Somalia | |
| 9 | 418.62 miles (673.70 km) NW | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 10 | 425.80 miles (685.25 km) NW | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 11 | 434.83 miles (699.79 km) NNE | Candala Airport (CXN) | Candala, Somalia | |
| 12 | 472.82 miles (760.93 km) NW | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 476.53 miles (766.90 km) WSW | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 14 | 481.07 miles (774.21 km) NNE | Alula Airport (ALU) | Alula, Somalia | |
| 15 | 485.95 miles (782.05 km) NW | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,837.12 miles (19,049.96 km) ESE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,472.16 miles (18,462.60 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,467.43 miles (18,454.99 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,386.92 miles (18,325.43 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,356.01 miles (18,275.68 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,349.85 miles (18,265.76 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,304.18 miles (18,192.27 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,270.08 miles (18,137.40 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,262.59 miles (18,125.34 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,252.21 miles (18,108.63 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,224.03 miles (18,063.28 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,202.12 miles (18,028.02 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,201.53 miles (18,027.07 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,190.65 miles (18,009.56 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,176.81 miles (17,987.29 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 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 | |