Nonstop flight route between Dschang, Cameroon and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(5°26'50"N by 10°4'4"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Distance from DSC to BPX:
5,851.62 miles (9,417.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dschang Airport (DSC), Dschang, Cameroon and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,852 miles (or 9,417 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 Dschang Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSC / FKKS |
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| Location: | Dschang, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°26'50"N by 10°4'4"E |
| Area Served: | Dschang |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4619 feet (1,408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSC |
| More Information: | DSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
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| Location: | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E |
| Area Served: | Qamdo, Tibet, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14436 feet (4,400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPX |
| More Information: | BPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Dschang Airport (DSC):
- The closest airport to Dschang Airport (DSC) is Bafoussam Airport (BFX), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of DSC.
- Because of Dschang Airport's high elevation of 4,619 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DSC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DSC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Dschang Airport", another name for DSC is "Dschang Airport (Dschang)".
- Dschang Airport (DSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Dschang Airport (DSC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Dschang Airport (meaning Dschang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- The furthest airport from Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- Because of Qamdo Bamda Airport's high elevation of 14,436 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Visitors are warned before landing to move slowly on leaving the plane and that they may feel light headed or dizzy because of the thin air.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.65 miles (33.23 km) ENE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 31.03 miles (49.95 km) N | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 31.03 miles (49.95 km) N | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 41.05 miles (66.07 km) N | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 48.75 miles (78.46 km) ENE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 48.75 miles (78.46 km) ENE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 55.34 miles (89.06 km) WNW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) SSW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 115.53 miles (185.92 km) SSW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 122.82 miles (197.66 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 141.14 miles (227.13 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 149.79 miles (241.07 km) SW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 13 | 149.80 miles (241.08 km) SE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 157.07 miles (252.77 km) SE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 177.90 miles (286.30 km) S | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,215.04 miles (19,658.16 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,850.60 miles (19,071.64 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,843.44 miles (19,060.12 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,842.22 miles (19,058.16 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,840.65 miles (19,055.64 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,832.87 miles (19,043.11 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,829.96 miles (19,038.42 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,829.37 miles (19,037.47 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,824.33 miles (19,029.38 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,748.19 miles (18,906.83 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,737.09 miles (18,888.97 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,661.60 miles (18,767.48 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,637.60 miles (18,728.86 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,611.60 miles (18,687.01 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,501.90 miles (18,510.46 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) N | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 2 | 187.18 miles (301.24 km) WSW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 3 | 189.77 miles (305.41 km) SSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) ESE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 198.84 miles (320.00 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 215.15 miles (346.25 km) SW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) SE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 9 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 10 | 248.81 miles (400.43 km) SW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 284.96 miles (458.60 km) SW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 12 | 289.50 miles (465.90 km) SW | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 13 | 318.34 miles (512.32 km) SW | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 14 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) SSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 328.39 miles (528.49 km) SE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.53 miles (18,904.17 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,737.78 miles (18,890.08 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,732.07 miles (18,880.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 11,727.49 miles (18,873.52 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,701.15 miles (18,831.13 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,686.32 miles (18,807.26 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,649.92 miles (18,748.69 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,636.14 miles (18,726.50 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,635.50 miles (18,725.48 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,624.43 miles (18,707.66 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,599.93 miles (18,668.23 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,594.16 miles (18,658.95 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,593.81 miles (18,658.39 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,592.26 miles (18,655.89 km) SW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,587.80 miles (18,648.71 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |