Nonstop flight route between Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST), Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,116 miles (or 13,061 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport 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: | FST / KFST | 
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| Location: | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°54'54"N by 102°54'46"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3011 feet (918 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FST | 
| More Information: | FST Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ | 
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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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST):
- Inactivated on 12 March 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
 - The closest airport to Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NW of FST.
 - In addition to being known as "Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport", another name for FST is "Gibbs Army Airfield".
 - The furthest airport from Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) has 4 runways.
 
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.
 - 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".
 - The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
 - Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 
