Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,488 miles (or 10,442 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 Edmonton International 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 Edmonton International 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: | YEG / CYEG | 
| Airport Name: | Edmonton International Airport | 
| Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°18'36"N by 113°34'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2373 feet (723 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YEG | 
| More Information: | YEG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Edmonton International Airport (YEG):
- Growth returned in 1995.
- Canadian North and First Air connect their northern networks through Edmonton.
- Edmonton Transit System provides express service between the Edmonton International Airport and the Century Park LRT Station, facilitating connections to the region's wider transit system.
- Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
- The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1998, the airport underwent a $282 million "1998–2005 Redevelopment Project".
- Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.




