Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Camooweal, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°54'42"S by 138°7'30"E)
Distance from DIG to CML:
4,179.32 miles (6,725.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Camooweal Airport (CML), Camooweal, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,179 miles (or 6,726 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: | CML / YCMW |
| Airport Name: | Camooweal Airport |
| Location: | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°54'42"S by 138°7'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Mount Isa City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 780 feet (238 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CML |
| More Information: | CML 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.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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 Camooweal Airport (CML):
- Because of Camooweal Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at Camooweal 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 Camooweal Airport (CML) is Mount Isa Airport (ISA), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) ESE of CML.
- The furthest airport from Camooweal Airport (CML) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Camooweal Airport (CML) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 102.52 miles (164.99 km) ESE | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 143.64 miles (231.16 km) NNE | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 162.83 miles (262.04 km) ESE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 175.59 miles (282.58 km) NNE | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 200.51 miles (322.70 km) ESE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 222.43 miles (357.96 km) SE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 236.73 miles (380.98 km) SSE | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 238.92 miles (384.51 km) ESE | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 245.34 miles (394.83 km) NE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 274.72 miles (442.13 km) NNW | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 291.37 miles (468.92 km) NNW | Borroloola Airport (BOX) | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 300.54 miles (483.67 km) SSE | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 318.07 miles (511.89 km) SSE | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 327.89 miles (527.69 km) E | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 353.49 miles (568.89 km) SW | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,322.14 miles (18,221.17 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,314.25 miles (18,208.47 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,260.53 miles (18,122.03 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,239.26 miles (18,087.80 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,234.09 miles (18,079.47 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,178.82 miles (17,990.52 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 7 | 11,177.91 miles (17,989.05 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,177.88 miles (17,989.00 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 9 | 11,177.00 miles (17,987.60 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,165.11 miles (17,968.46 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,163.26 miles (17,965.49 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,149.04 miles (17,942.60 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,124.27 miles (17,902.73 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 11,123.70 miles (17,901.81 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 15 | 11,122.96 miles (17,900.62 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |