Nonstop flight route between Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia and Daocheng, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Deniliquin Airport (DNQ), Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia and Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,350 miles (or 8,610 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 Deniliquin Airport and Daocheng Yading 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 Deniliquin Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNQ / YDLQ |
Airport Name: | Deniliquin Airport |
Location: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'36"S by 144°56'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Deniliquin Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 316 feet (96 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNQ |
More Information: | DNQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCY / |
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Location: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E |
Area Served: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCY |
More Information: | DCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Deniliquin Airport (DNQ):
- Because of Deniliquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 316 feet, planes can take off or land at Deniliquin 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.
- Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) is Echuca Airport (ECH), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of DNQ.
- The furthest airport from Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Deniliquin Airport (meaning Deniliquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- In addition to being known as "Daocheng Yading Airport", other names for DCY include "稻城亚丁机场", "Dàochéng Yàdīng Jīchǎng" and "ZUDC".
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
- Construction started after the airport was approved in April 2011, with a total investment of 1.58 billion yuan.
- Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was opened with a single scheduled flight between Daocheng and Chengdu, and flights to Chongqing and Barkam are expected to begin before 1 October 2013.
- The furthest airport from Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Daocheng Yading Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DCY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DCY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.