Nonstop flight route between Dali, Yunnan, China and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(25°39'3"N by 100°19'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(23°9'40"N by 106°15'57"W)
Distance from DLU to MZT:
8,623.76 miles (13,878.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dali Airport (DLU), Dali, Yunnan, China and General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT), Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,624 miles (or 13,879 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 Dali Airport and General Rafael Buelna 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 Dali Airport and General Rafael Buelna 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: | DLU / ZPDL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dali, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°39'3"N by 100°19'5"E |
| Area Served: | Dali, Yunnan, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7050 feet (2,149 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLU |
| More Information: | DLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZT / MMMZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°9'40"N by 106°15'57"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MZT |
| More Information: | MZT Maps & Info |
Facts about Dali Airport (DLU):
- In addition to being known as "Dali Airport", other names for DLU include "大理机场" and "Dàlǐ Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Dali Airport (DLU) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) N of DLU.
- Because of Dali Airport's high elevation of 7,050 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DLU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DLU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dali Airport (DLU) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,871 miles (19,105 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Dali Airport handled 274,486 passengers last year.
- Dali Airport (DLU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT):
- In addition to being known as "General Rafael Buelna International Airport", another name for MZT is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna".
- The furthest airport from General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,730 miles (18,877 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of General Rafael Buelna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at General Rafael Buelna International 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 General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), which is located 128 miles (207 kilometers) ENE of MZT.
- General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.17 miles (114.54 km) N | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 82.84 miles (133.31 km) WSW | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 3 | 122.61 miles (197.32 km) WSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 133.44 miles (214.75 km) S | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 5 | 140.57 miles (226.22 km) SW | Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) | Mang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 153.21 miles (246.56 km) NNW | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 167.34 miles (269.31 km) ESE | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 198.33 miles (319.17 km) NE | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 9 | 214.72 miles (345.56 km) WSW | Bhamo Airport (Banmaw Airport) (BMO) | Bhamo, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 10 | 242.12 miles (389.65 km) ENE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 245.48 miles (395.06 km) SW | Lashio Airport (LSH) | Lashio, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 254.23 miles (409.14 km) N | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 255.60 miles (411.34 km) S | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 289.75 miles (466.31 km) W | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 290.53 miles (467.56 km) ESE | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,871.40 miles (19,105.11 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,852.60 miles (19,074.86 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,840.69 miles (19,055.69 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,836.76 miles (19,049.38 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,819.35 miles (19,021.36 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,810.41 miles (19,006.96 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,737.50 miles (18,889.63 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,731.21 miles (18,879.50 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,722.93 miles (18,866.18 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,681.02 miles (18,798.74 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,669.96 miles (18,780.93 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,668.30 miles (18,778.27 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 13 | 11,654.49 miles (18,756.04 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,654.49 miles (18,756.04 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 15 | 11,639.81 miles (18,732.42 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 128.37 miles (206.60 km) ENE | General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) | Durango, Durango, Mexico | |
| 2 | 134.49 miles (216.45 km) NW | Culiacán International Airport (CUL) | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 3 | 150.88 miles (242.82 km) SE | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 4 | 183.30 miles (294.99 km) SSE | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 5 | 219.47 miles (353.19 km) W | Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) | Los Cabos, Mexico | |
| 6 | 228.31 miles (367.44 km) E | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 7 | 244.83 miles (394.02 km) NE | Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 8 | 248.49 miles (399.90 km) NW | Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 9 | 263.00 miles (423.26 km) SE | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 10 | 266.83 miles (429.42 km) WNW | Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 11 | 271.46 miles (436.87 km) ESE | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 12 | 298.52 miles (480.43 km) SSE | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 13 | 306.12 miles (492.64 km) ESE | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 14 | 319.39 miles (514.00 km) SSE | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 15 | 341.01 miles (548.80 km) ESE | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,729.78 miles (18,877.20 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,390.52 miles (18,331.22 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,260.25 miles (18,121.57 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,259.84 miles (18,120.92 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,857.75 miles (17,473.82 km) S | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,831.80 miles (17,432.05 km) E | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,826.81 miles (17,424.01 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,809.99 miles (17,396.95 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,809.67 miles (17,396.43 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,802.03 miles (17,384.14 km) S | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,745.63 miles (17,293.38 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,741.37 miles (17,286.51 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,740.20 miles (17,284.64 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,733.16 miles (17,273.30 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,718.86 miles (17,250.29 km) E | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |