Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,445 miles (or 13,592 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 Orlando International 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 Orlando International 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 / |
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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: | MCO / KMCO |
Airport Name: | Orlando International Airport |
Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°25'45"N by 81°18'32"W |
Area Served: | Orlando, Florida, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCO |
More Information: | MCO Maps & Info |
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):
- On February 22, 2005, MCO became the first airport in Florida to accept E-Pass and SunPass toll transponders as a form of payment for parking.
- During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, McCoy AFB became a forward operating base for more than 120 F-100 Super Sabre and F-105 Thunderchief fighter bombers and the primary base for U-2 reconnaissance aircraft flying over Cuba.
- The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
- In 2004, Hurricane Charley caused minor damage to the airport when it struck on the evening of August 13, mostly in the form of shattered terminal windows.
- Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.
- McCoy AFB was identified for closure in early 1973 as part of a post-Vietnam reduction in force.
- In the 1950s the base began hosting SAC's annual Bombing and Navigation Competition.
- In late 2007, Lufthansa introduced flights to Frankfurt.
- In the early 1960s, when jet airline flights came to Orlando, the installation became a joint civil-military facility.
- Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando International 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 furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Major domestic carriers based in Terminal A include Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin America, and American Airlines.
- Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
- In 1978, construction of the current Landside Terminal and Airsides 1 and 3 began, opening in 1981.