Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(55°36'24"N by 49°16'54"E)
Distance from DIG to KZN:
3,130.34 miles (5,037.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Kazan International Airport (KZN), Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,130 miles (or 5,038 kilometers).
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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: | KZN / UWKD |
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| Location: | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°36'24"N by 49°16'54"E |
| Area Served: | Kazan, Russia |
| Operator/Owner: | Kazan International Airport |
| Airport Type: | International |
| Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KZN |
| More Information: | KZN Maps & Info |
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Kazan International Airport (KZN):
- In addition to being known as "Kazan International Airport", other names for KZN include "Казан Халыкара Аэропорты" and "Международный аэропорт Казань".
- The furthest airport from Kazan International Airport (KZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,284 miles (16,550 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kazan International Airport (KZN) is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) WNW of KZN.
- Because of Kazan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at Kazan 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.
- First off, a new 3700 meter runway was built, and Runway Edge Lights were added on both of the runways.
- On September 15, 1979, Kazan 2 was completed.
- Kazan International Airport (KZN) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) WNW | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 2 | 85.43 miles (137.49 km) SSW | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 3 | 92.77 miles (149.29 km) NW | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 4 | 100.78 miles (162.19 km) SSW | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 109.89 miles (176.86 km) E | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 6 | 149.59 miles (240.74 km) SSE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 7 | 154.25 miles (248.25 km) ESE | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 8 | 181.36 miles (291.87 km) ENE | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 9 | 181.49 miles (292.08 km) ESE | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 10 | 191.34 miles (307.93 km) WSW | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 11 | 199.48 miles (321.03 km) ENE | Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) | Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 12 | 200.16 miles (322.12 km) N | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 217.01 miles (349.24 km) WNW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 14 | 242.95 miles (391.00 km) SW | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 15 | 266.99 miles (429.67 km) SSW | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,284.00 miles (16,550.45 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,203.01 miles (16,420.11 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,179.63 miles (16,382.49 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,108.51 miles (16,268.03 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,092.33 miles (16,242.00 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,060.79 miles (16,191.23 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,052.43 miles (16,177.78 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,041.25 miles (16,159.78 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,006.72 miles (16,104.22 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,995.84 miles (16,086.71 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 9,987.69 miles (16,073.60 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,972.88 miles (16,049.76 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 13 | 9,945.00 miles (16,004.89 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 9,913.21 miles (15,953.72 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 9,912.30 miles (15,952.26 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |