Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Užice, Serbia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC), Užice, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,440 miles (or 7,146 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 Užice-Ponikve 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 Užice-Ponikve 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: | UZC / LYUZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Užice, Serbia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°53'55"N by 19°41'51"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Užice | 
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military | 
| Elevation: | 2943 feet (897 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UZC | 
| More Information: | UZC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC):
- Užice-Ponikve Airport was built in the period from 1979 to 1983 but until 1992 it hasn’t been actively used.
- In the airport vicinity are some of the popular tourist attractions and ski centres, also the Šargan Eight - famous narrow gauge railway and Drvengrad at Mokra Gora.
- The furthest airport from Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,633 miles (18,722 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Užice-Ponikve Airport", other names for UZC include "Аеродром Ужице-Поникве", "Aerodrom Užice-Ponikve" and "LYUE".
- The closest airport to Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Žabljak Airport (ZBK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of UZC.
- Currently operable runway length from its threshold 11 is 2,200 m, which is enough for operations of 130 passengers aircraft class.
- Ponikve airport was heavily bombarded by NATO forces during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
- Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) has 2 runways.




