Nonstop flight route between Newton, Kansas, United States and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newton City-County Airport (EWK), Newton, Kansas, United States and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,606 miles (or 12,241 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 Newton City-County Airport and Qamdo Bamda 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 Newton City-County Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EWK / KEWK |
Airport Name: | Newton City-County Airport |
Location: | Newton, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°3'29"N by 97°16'27"W |
Area Served: | Harvey County, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Newton & Harvey County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1533 feet (467 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EWK |
More Information: | EWK 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 Newton City-County Airport (EWK):
- The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
- The furthest airport from Newton City-County Airport (EWK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,721 miles (17,253 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Newton City-County Airport (EWK) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 635 acres at an elevation of 1,533 feet.
- The closest airport to Newton City-County Airport (EWK) is Beech Factory Airport (BEC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of EWK.
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport, also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo, Tibet, China.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- 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.