Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Moruya, New South Wales, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°53'52"S by 150°8'39"E)
Distance from DIG to MYA:
5,490.90 miles (8,836.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Moruya Airport (MYA), Moruya, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,491 miles (or 8,837 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: | MYA / YMRY |
| Airport Name: | Moruya Airport |
| Location: | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°53'52"S by 150°8'39"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Eurobodalla Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MYA |
| More Information: | MYA 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Moruya Airport (MYA):
- Moruya Airport (MYA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Moruya Airport (MYA) is Canberra Airport (CBR), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) NW of MYA.
- Because of Moruya Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Moruya 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 Moruya Airport (MYA) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Moruya Airport (meaning Moruya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,245 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
| 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 | 67.17 miles (108.09 km) NW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 2 | 71.14 miles (114.48 km) S | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 79.45 miles (127.86 km) NNW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 99.25 miles (159.73 km) NNE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 127.60 miles (205.36 km) W | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 131.98 miles (212.40 km) NNE | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 144.45 miles (232.46 km) NNE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 146.99 miles (236.56 km) NNE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 9 | 147.97 miles (238.13 km) NW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 158.85 miles (255.65 km) WNW | Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 174.15 miles (280.27 km) N | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 175.18 miles (281.92 km) WSW | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 178.52 miles (287.29 km) W | Albury Airport (ABX) | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 197.90 miles (318.49 km) SW | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) W | Corowa Airport (CWW) | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,245.09 miles (19,706.51 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,237.44 miles (19,694.20 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,194.42 miles (19,624.97 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,187.36 miles (19,613.61 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,181.10 miles (19,603.53 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,173.93 miles (19,591.99 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,167.23 miles (19,581.20 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,166.03 miles (19,579.28 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,658.92 miles (18,763.16 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,643.94 miles (18,739.05 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,570.66 miles (18,621.13 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,519.15 miles (18,538.23 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,496.51 miles (18,501.79 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,489.30 miles (18,490.19 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,427.13 miles (18,390.14 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |