Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Riberalta, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°1'0"S by 66°7'0"W)
Distance from DIG to RIB:
10,956.33 miles (17,632.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Riberalta Airport (RIB), Riberalta, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,956 miles (or 17,632 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 large distance between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport and Riberalta Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport and Riberalta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | RIB / SLRI |
| Airport Name: | Riberalta Airport |
| Location: | Riberalta, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°1'0"S by 66°7'0"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIB |
| More Information: | RIB 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.
- 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.
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Riberalta Airport (RIB):
- Because of Riberalta Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Riberalta 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 Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Guayaramerín Airport (GYA), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of RIB.
- Riberalta Airport (RIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Riberalta Airport (RIB) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Riberalta Airport (meaning Riberalta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,114 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
| 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 | 54.00 miles (86.91 km) ENE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 144.71 miles (232.88 km) WNW | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 3 | 180.82 miles (290.99 km) W | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 195.19 miles (314.13 km) SSE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 207.26 miles (333.55 km) SE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 219.16 miles (352.70 km) NE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 7 | 222.69 miles (358.38 km) WSW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 8 | 230.17 miles (370.42 km) W | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 9 | 234.20 miles (376.90 km) SE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 237.62 miles (382.41 km) WSW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 11 | 238.35 miles (383.59 km) S | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 12 | 253.38 miles (407.78 km) SSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 269.40 miles (433.56 km) S | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 274.81 miles (442.26 km) SSE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 275.65 miles (443.62 km) NNE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.84 miles (19,495.29 km) ENE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,093.97 miles (19,463.31 km) WNW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,089.81 miles (19,456.61 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,061.47 miles (19,411.01 km) W | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,060.18 miles (19,408.93 km) E | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,056.16 miles (19,402.45 km) NNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,052.30 miles (19,396.25 km) ENE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,031.05 miles (19,362.06 km) NNW | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,030.73 miles (19,361.53 km) ENE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,015.68 miles (19,337.32 km) NNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,011.19 miles (19,330.08 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 12 | 12,009.14 miles (19,326.79 km) W | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,000.95 miles (19,313.62 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 11,998.18 miles (19,309.14 km) NNW | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 11,983.06 miles (19,284.82 km) NW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |