Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Maryborough, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Maryborough Airport (MBH), Maryborough, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,151 miles (or 8,290 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 Maryborough 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 Maryborough 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m long and 45 m wide.
• Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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".
• Construction started after the airport was approved in April 2011, with a total investment of 1.58 billion yuan.

Facts about Maryborough Airport (MBH):

• Because of Maryborough Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Maryborough 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 Maryborough Airport (MBH) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of MBH.
• Maryborough Airport (MBH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Maryborough Airport (MBH) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.