Nonstop flight route between Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Visby, Sweden:
Departure Airport:
(29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(57°39'46"N by 18°20'45"E)
Distance from DCY to VBY:
4,231.70 miles (6,810.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China and Visby Airport (VBY), Visby, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,232 miles (or 6,810 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 Visby 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 Visby 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: | VBY / ESSV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Visby, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°39'46"N by 18°20'45"E |
| Area Served: | Visby |
| Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
| Airport Type: | Public (Luftfartsverket) |
| Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VBY |
| More Information: | VBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m long and 45 m wide.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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 (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Visby Airport (VBY):
- In addition to being known as "Visby Airport", another name for VBY is "Visby flygplats".
- The closest airport to Visby Airport (VBY) is Oskarshamn Airport (OSK), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) WSW of VBY.
- The furthest airport from Visby Airport (VBY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Visby Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Visby 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.
- Visby Airport (VBY) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 71.96 miles (115.81 km) WSW | Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) | Oskarshamn, Sweden | |
| 2 | 93.66 miles (150.73 km) NNW | Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) | Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 3 | 100.10 miles (161.10 km) NW | Norrköping Airport (NRK) | Norrköping, Sweden | |
| 4 | 102.49 miles (164.95 km) SW | Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) | Kalmar, Sweden | |
| 5 | 110.51 miles (177.85 km) WNW | Linköping City Airport (LPI) | Linköping, Sweden | |
| 6 | 117.80 miles (189.58 km) N | Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA) | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 7 | 120.54 miles (193.98 km) E | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 8 | 130.08 miles (209.35 km) SE | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 9 | 130.70 miles (210.34 km) NNW | Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) | Eskilstuna, Sweden | |
| 10 | 138.29 miles (222.56 km) N | Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 11 | 144.26 miles (232.16 km) WSW | Växjö Småland Airport (VXO) | Växjö, Sweden | |
| 12 | 146.67 miles (236.04 km) NNW | Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 13 | 150.88 miles (242.82 km) SW | Ronneby Airport (RNB) | Ronneby, Sweden | |
| 14 | 156.25 miles (251.46 km) SE | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 15 | 157.58 miles (253.60 km) ENE | Kuressaare Airport (URE) | Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,286.80 miles (18,164.29 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,002.70 miles (17,707.08 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,985.16 miles (17,678.86 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,975.70 miles (17,663.63 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,960.49 miles (17,639.16 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,955.93 miles (17,631.82 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,955.81 miles (17,631.62 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,953.93 miles (17,628.60 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,939.48 miles (17,605.34 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,931.70 miles (17,592.82 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,910.89 miles (17,559.34 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,910.23 miles (17,558.27 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,908.40 miles (17,555.33 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,906.39 miles (17,552.09 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,899.22 miles (17,540.56 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |