Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Jaisalmer, India:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°52'49"N by 70°51'18"E)
Distance from DIG to JSA:
1,766.11 miles (2,842.28 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- DIG Airport Information
- JSA Airport Information
- Facts about DIG
- Facts about JSA
- Map of Nearest Airports to DIG
- List of Nearest Airports to DIG
- Map of Furthest Airports from DIG
- List of Furthest Airports from DIG
- Map of Nearest Airports to JSA
- List of Nearest Airports to JSA
- Map of Furthest Airports from JSA
- List of Furthest Airports from JSA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), Jaisalmer, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,766 miles (or 2,842 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 Jaisalmer Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | JSA / VIJR |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Jaisalmer, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°52'49"N by 70°51'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Civil enclave |
| Elevation: | 751 feet (229 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JSA |
| More Information: | JSA 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".
- 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.
- 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 Jaisalmer Airport (JSA):
- Jaisalmer Airport is located 17 kilometres south-east of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, India.
- The closest airport to Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WNW of JSA.
- No scheduled commercial air service.
- In addition to being known as "Jaisalmer Airport", another name for JSA is "जैसलमेर हवाई अड्डा".
- Because of Jaisalmer Airport's relatively low elevation of 751 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaisalmer 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 furthest airport from Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jaisalmer Airport (meaning Jaisalmer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) 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 | 106.93 miles (172.09 km) WNW | Kadanwari Airport (KCF) | Kadanwari, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 139.39 miles (224.32 km) WNW | Sukkur Airport (SKZ) | Sukkur, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 139.90 miles (225.14 km) SW | Sindhri Airport (MPD) | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 142.38 miles (229.13 km) ESE | Jodhpur Airport (JDH) | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India | |
| 5 | 165.98 miles (267.11 km) ENE | Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) | Bikaner, India | |
| 6 | 169.73 miles (273.15 km) WNW | Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) | Moenjodaro, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 176.38 miles (283.85 km) NW | Jacobabad Airbase / Airbase (JAG) | Jacobabad, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 178.43 miles (287.15 km) NNE | Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 188.37 miles (303.14 km) SW | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) | Hyderabad, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 214.02 miles (344.44 km) N | Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 232.14 miles (373.59 km) N | Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) | Multan, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 245.45 miles (395.01 km) SE | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |
| 13 | 259.05 miles (416.89 km) SSW | Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) | Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India | |
| 14 | 264.56 miles (425.77 km) S | Kandla Airport (IXY) | Gandhidham / Kandla, India | |
| 15 | 266.27 miles (428.52 km) WNW | Khuzdar Airport (KDD) | Khuzdar, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.79 miles (19,973.19 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,806.43 miles (17,391.22 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,567.35 miles (17,006.46 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,534.71 miles (16,953.92 km) E | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,487.15 miles (16,877.39 km) E | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,323.97 miles (16,614.78 km) E | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,263.58 miles (16,517.59 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,226.04 miles (16,457.18 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,223.41 miles (16,452.94 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 10,221.90 miles (16,450.51 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 10,193.47 miles (16,404.77 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,191.61 miles (16,401.77 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,181.71 miles (16,385.83 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,179.10 miles (16,381.63 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,179.03 miles (16,381.52 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |