Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Chlef, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°12'53"N by 1°20'8"E)
Distance from DIG to CFK:
5,534.32 miles (8,906.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Chlef International Airport (CFK), Chlef, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,534 miles (or 8,907 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | CFK / DAOI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chlef, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°12'53"N by 1°20'8"E |
| Area Served: | Chlef, Algeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 502 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFK |
| More Information: | CFK 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Chlef International Airport (CFK):
- The furthest airport from Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Chlef International Airport (meaning Chlef International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Chlef International Airport (CFK) is Relizane Airport (QZN), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SW of CFK.
- In addition to being known as "Chlef International Airport", other names for CFK include "Abou Bakr Belkaid Airport (Ech Chief)" and "Aéroport International de Chlef".
- Chlef International Airport (CFK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Chlef International Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Chlef 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.
| 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 | 50.93 miles (81.96 km) SW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 2 | 84.67 miles (136.27 km) ENE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 3 | 88.70 miles (142.75 km) ENE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 4 | 96.37 miles (155.09 km) SW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 5 | 109.52 miles (176.26 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 6 | 114.55 miles (184.34 km) WSW | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 7 | 117.02 miles (188.33 km) WSW | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 8 | 130.08 miles (209.35 km) WSW | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 9 | 160.19 miles (257.81 km) NW | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 172.04 miles (276.87 km) ESE | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 11 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) NW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 12 | 183.66 miles (295.57 km) N | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 13 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) WSW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 14 | 210.26 miles (338.39 km) WNW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 15 | 210.29 miles (338.43 km) E | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,186.75 miles (19,612.62 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,166.08 miles (19,579.36 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,135.74 miles (19,530.53 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,131.10 miles (19,523.06 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,110.78 miles (19,490.36 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,110.64 miles (19,490.13 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,110.03 miles (19,489.15 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,109.68 miles (19,488.59 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,105.43 miles (19,481.75 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,100.22 miles (19,473.38 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,086.65 miles (19,451.53 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,079.59 miles (19,440.17 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,069.82 miles (19,424.45 km) E | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,045.98 miles (19,386.08 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,020.88 miles (19,345.69 km) E | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |