Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Agadir, Morocco:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA), Agadir, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,232 miles (or 10,030 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 Daocheng Yading Airport and Agadir – Al Massira 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 Daocheng Yading Airport and Agadir – Al Massira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):

• The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
• The airport was opened with a single scheduled flight between Daocheng and Chengdu, and flights to Chongqing and Barkam are expected to begin before 1 October 2013.
• 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 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.
• Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m long and 45 m wide.

Facts about Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA):

• The runway in direction 10/28 measures 3,200 by 45 metres.
• Agadir – Al Massira Airport handled 1,455,194 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNW of AGA.
• Because of Agadir – Al Massira Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Agadir – Al Massira 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.
• Agadir – Al Massira Airport is an international airport serving Agadir, a major city in southwest Morocco.
• In addition to being known as "Agadir – Al Massira Airport", other names for AGA include "مطار المسيرة" and "Matar al-Maseera".
• The furthest airport from Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Agadir – Al Massira Airport (meaning Agadir – Al Massira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2007, Al Massira International Airport served 1,502,094 passengers.
• Total terminal area is 26,550 square metres and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.