Nonstop flight route between Jayapura, Indonesia and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
Departure Airport:
(2°34'36"S by 140°30'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Distance from DJJ to DIG:
3,429.57 miles (5,519.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), Jayapura, Indonesia and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,430 miles (or 5,519 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 Sentani Airport (SNA) and Dêqên Shangri-La 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 Sentani Airport (SNA) and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJJ / WAJJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jayapura, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°34'36"S by 140°30'57"E |
| Area Served: | Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Jayapura Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DJJ |
| More Information: | DJJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ):
- At the end of the war the Hollandia airfield was abandoned but remains in good condition to this day.
- The closest airport to Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) WNW of DJJ.
- Because of Sentani Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Sentani Airport (SNA) 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sentani Airport (SNA)", another name for DJJ is "Bandar Udara Sentani".
- Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 289 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is nearly antipodal to Sentani Airport (SNA) (meaning Sentani Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,358 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Sentani Airfield is the only part of the complex still in use as an airfield today.
- Sentani is also the main base for at least four missionary aviation organizations.
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.
- 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.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.42 miles (106.89 km) WNW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 122.80 miles (197.63 km) SW | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 138.77 miles (223.34 km) ESE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 150.91 miles (242.87 km) WSW | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 152.58 miles (245.55 km) W | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 172.13 miles (277.02 km) SE | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 220.67 miles (355.13 km) SSE | Biangabip Airport (BPK) | Biangabip, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 244.45 miles (393.40 km) S | Atkamba Airport (ABP) | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 262.34 miles (422.19 km) SW | Ewer Airport (EWE) | Ewer, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 284.31 miles (457.55 km) WSW | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 300.27 miles (483.24 km) WSW | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 313.55 miles (504.62 km) SSE | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 316.00 miles (508.56 km) SE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 319.16 miles (513.64 km) WNW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 321.84 miles (517.96 km) SE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,028.27 miles (19,357.57 km) SSE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,002.71 miles (19,316.44 km) SSE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,992.97 miles (19,300.77 km) S | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,951.99 miles (19,234.82 km) SE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,880.13 miles (19,119.17 km) SSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,860.92 miles (19,088.25 km) SSE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,781.74 miles (18,960.83 km) SSW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,777.37 miles (18,953.79 km) SW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,757.84 miles (18,922.36 km) ENE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,712.89 miles (18,850.02 km) SSW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,695.79 miles (18,822.51 km) SSW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,651.52 miles (18,751.25 km) SE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,633.25 miles (18,721.85 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,617.72 miles (18,696.86 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,607.97 miles (18,681.17 km) S | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 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 | |