Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Ankang, Shaanxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°42'29"N by 108°55'51"E)
Distance from DIG to AKA:
647.93 miles (1,042.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA), Ankang, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 648 miles (or 1,043 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 relatively short distance between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport and Ankang Wulipu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
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| Location: | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10761 feet (3,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIG |
| More Information: | DIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKA / ZLAK |
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| Location: | Ankang, Shaanxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'29"N by 108°55'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ankang Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 860 feet (262 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKA |
| More Information: | AKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- Because of Dêqên Shangri-La Airport's high elevation of 10,761 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,866 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
- In addition to being known as "Dêqên Shangri-La Airport", other names for DIG include "迪庆香格里拉机场" and "Díqìng Xiānggélǐlā Jīchǎng".
Facts about Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA):
- The airport was first built in 1938 for military use and expanded in 1945.
- Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ankang Wulipu Airport's relatively low elevation of 860 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankang Wulipu 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 Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SE of AKA.
- Civil flights first started in the 1964 but ceased in 1986.
- In addition to being known as "Ankang Wulipu Airport", other names for AKA include "安康五里铺机场" and "Ānkāng Wǔlǐpù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Ankang Wulipu Airport (meaning Ankang Wulipu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,968 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.53 miles (136.04 km) SSE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 108.13 miles (174.02 km) NNE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 3 | 153.21 miles (246.56 km) SSE | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 153.70 miles (247.35 km) E | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 5 | 191.92 miles (308.86 km) S | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 206.94 miles (333.04 km) SSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 216.63 miles (348.63 km) W | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 244.70 miles (393.81 km) SSW | Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) | Mang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) NW | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 10 | 251.92 miles (405.43 km) E | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 262.93 miles (423.14 km) W | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 12 | 273.92 miles (440.83 km) SE | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 276.38 miles (444.78 km) WSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 281.01 miles (452.24 km) S | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 285.77 miles (459.91 km) W | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,865.74 miles (19,096.02 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,830.75 miles (19,039.69 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,828.98 miles (19,036.85 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,800.91 miles (18,991.68 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,779.36 miles (18,956.99 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,753.28 miles (18,915.03 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 11,752.32 miles (18,913.49 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,750.72 miles (18,910.90 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,717.86 miles (18,858.01 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,685.90 miles (18,806.58 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,675.80 miles (18,790.33 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,666.65 miles (18,775.61 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,660.46 miles (18,765.64 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,634.61 miles (18,724.05 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,624.93 miles (18,708.47 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 110.82 miles (178.35 km) SE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 114.25 miles (183.86 km) WNW | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 115.80 miles (186.36 km) N | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 120.59 miles (194.07 km) N | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 5 | 135.21 miles (217.60 km) SSW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 6 | 140.07 miles (225.42 km) SW | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 155.49 miles (250.23 km) SSW | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 168.17 miles (270.65 km) SSE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 189.33 miles (304.70 km) W | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 199.67 miles (321.33 km) E | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 205.69 miles (331.02 km) NE | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 12 | 209.76 miles (337.57 km) SW | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 211.13 miles (339.78 km) SE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 214.68 miles (345.49 km) E | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 15 | 220.53 miles (354.91 km) S | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,407.74 miles (19,968.27 km) SE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,386.72 miles (19,934.45 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,318.17 miles (19,824.12 km) SSE | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 12,304.29 miles (19,801.79 km) W | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,264.82 miles (19,738.26 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,243.74 miles (19,704.34 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,235.88 miles (19,691.69 km) SW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,226.22 miles (19,676.14 km) SSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,163.57 miles (19,575.32 km) SSE | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,160.63 miles (19,570.58 km) W | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,134.02 miles (19,527.77 km) SSE | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 12,106.05 miles (19,482.75 km) S | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,095.08 miles (19,465.10 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,087.07 miles (19,452.21 km) W | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,081.42 miles (19,443.11 km) S | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |