Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Buenos Aires, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI), Buenos Aires, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,768 miles (or 15,720 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 Buenos Aires Airporrt, 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 Buenos Aires Airporrt. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAI / MRBA |
Airport Name: | Buenos Aires Airporrt |
Location: | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°9'48"N by 83°19'47"W |
Area Served: | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1214 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAI |
More Information: | BAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- 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 (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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.
- Construction started after the airport was approved in April 2011, with a total investment of 1.58 billion yuan.
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
Facts about Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI):
- Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of BAI.
- The furthest airport from Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Buenos Aires Airporrt (meaning Buenos Aires Airporrt is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,228 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.