Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°55'41"N by 165°45'44"E)
Distance from DIG to UJE:
4,473.52 miles (7,199.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Ujae Airport (UJE), Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,474 miles (or 7,199 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: | UJE / |
| Airport Name: | Ujae Airport |
| Location: | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'41"N by 165°45'44"E |
| Area Served: | Ujae, Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from UJE |
| More Information: | UJE Maps & Info |
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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 Ujae Airport (UJE):
- The furthest airport from Ujae Airport (UJE) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ujae Airport (meaning Ujae Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Ujae Airport (UJE) is Lae Airport (LML), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) E of UJE.
| 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 | 34.34 miles (55.26 km) E | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 78.70 miles (126.66 km) ENE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 135.21 miles (217.60 km) E | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 135.33 miles (217.78 km) E | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 171.99 miles (276.79 km) NNE | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 179.77 miles (289.31 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 189.05 miles (304.25 km) ESE | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 216.23 miles (347.99 km) ESE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 229.98 miles (370.12 km) ESE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 234.39 miles (377.21 km) ESE | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 238.16 miles (383.28 km) ESE | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 249.52 miles (401.57 km) ENE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 279.39 miles (449.63 km) SE | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 286.98 miles (461.85 km) NW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,415.95 miles (18,372.14 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,412.90 miles (18,367.24 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,408.43 miles (18,360.05 km) SSW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,372.33 miles (18,301.95 km) SSW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,358.44 miles (18,279.58 km) SSW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,355.74 miles (18,275.25 km) SSW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,328.57 miles (18,231.52 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,319.92 miles (18,217.60 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,293.38 miles (18,174.89 km) S | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 11,273.07 miles (18,142.21 km) S | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,272.79 miles (18,141.75 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,258.67 miles (18,119.02 km) S | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,255.30 miles (18,113.61 km) S | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,252.94 miles (18,109.80 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |