Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK), Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,902 miles (or 11,108 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 Dêqên Shangri-La Airport and Yamoussoukro 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 Dêqên Shangri-La Airport and Yamoussoukro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | ASK / DIYO |
Airport Name: | Yamoussoukro Airport |
Location: | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°54'11"N by 5°21'56"W |
Area Served: | Yamoussoukro |
Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASK |
More Information: | ASK Maps & Info |
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (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".
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
Facts about Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK):
- Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yamoussoukro Airport (meaning Yamoussoukro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,105 miles (19,481 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Dimbokro Airport (DIM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of ASK.
- Because of Yamoussoukro Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamoussoukro 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.