Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Cagliari, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°15'5"N by 9°3'15"E)
Distance from DCY to CAG:
5,020.10 miles (8,079.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), Cagliari, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,020 miles (or 8,079 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 Cagliari Elmas 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 Cagliari Elmas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCY / |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | CAG / LIEE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cagliari, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'5"N by 9°3'15"E |
| Area Served: | Cagliari, Sardinia |
| Operator/Owner: | So.G.Aer. S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAG |
| More Information: | CAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- 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 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 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.
- At 4,411 m above sea level, Daocheng Yading is the world's highest civilian airport, surpassing the previous record holder Qamdo Bamda Airport, in Tibet, at 4,334 m.
- 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 Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG):
- Cagliari Elmas Airport handled 3,592,020 passengers last year.
- Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cagliari Elmas Airport (meaning Cagliari Elmas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Cagliari Elmas Airport", other names for CAG include "International "Mario Mameli"" and "Aeroporto di Cagliari".
- The closest airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) is Tortolì Airport (TTB), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NE of CAG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.13 miles (174.02 km) SSW | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 158.71 miles (255.41 km) SE | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 3 | 183.05 miles (294.59 km) S | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) WNW | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 5 | 248.69 miles (400.23 km) ENE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 254.23 miles (409.14 km) S | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 256.08 miles (412.12 km) WSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 264.05 miles (424.95 km) ESE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 273.61 miles (440.34 km) E | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 295.31 miles (475.26 km) WSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 11 | 299.98 miles (482.77 km) S | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 301.36 miles (484.98 km) NW | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 13 | 314.22 miles (505.69 km) SSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 314.96 miles (506.87 km) ENE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 323.89 miles (521.26 km) E | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,909.93 miles (19,167.13 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,877.07 miles (19,114.25 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,840.47 miles (19,055.35 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,839.58 miles (19,053.92 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,830.12 miles (19,038.69 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,827.87 miles (19,035.06 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,786.18 miles (18,967.98 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,781.04 miles (18,959.69 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,757.50 miles (18,921.82 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,734.10 miles (18,884.16 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,732.81 miles (18,882.08 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,722.53 miles (18,865.54 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,697.36 miles (18,825.03 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,682.77 miles (18,801.54 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,682.18 miles (18,800.60 km) SSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 56.87 miles (91.53 km) NE | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 2 | 103.59 miles (166.72 km) NNW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 3 | 115.54 miles (185.95 km) NNE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 4 | 144.32 miles (232.25 km) SSE | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 5 | 155.53 miles (250.30 km) N | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 6 | 157.24 miles (253.05 km) S | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 177.70 miles (285.98 km) SSE | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 180.44 miles (290.40 km) SSW | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 9 | 185.12 miles (297.92 km) N | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 10 | 200.82 miles (323.18 km) SW | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 11 | 207.51 miles (333.95 km) ESE | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 12 | 226.60 miles (364.68 km) N | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 13 | 229.01 miles (368.56 km) N | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 14 | 230.23 miles (370.52 km) ESE | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 15 | 232.10 miles (373.53 km) SSE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,012.18 miles (19,331.69 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,840.70 miles (19,055.71 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,786.31 miles (18,968.18 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,775.23 miles (18,950.35 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,745.86 miles (18,903.08 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,740.03 miles (18,893.70 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,733.34 miles (18,882.94 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,720.24 miles (18,861.85 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,718.45 miles (18,858.96 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,709.88 miles (18,845.18 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,690.23 miles (18,813.55 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,689.99 miles (18,813.16 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,689.17 miles (18,811.84 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,685.33 miles (18,805.67 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,680.96 miles (18,798.64 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |