Nonstop flight route between Gorakhpur, India and Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gorakhpur Airport (GOP), Gorakhpur, India and Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 488 miles (or 786 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 relatively short distance between Gorakhpur Airport and Lhasa Gonggar Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Gorakhpur Airport (GOP):

• Because of Gorakhpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 259 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorakhpur 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 Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) is Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of GOP.
• The furthest airport from Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,644 miles (18,739 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Gorakhpur Airport Authority controls and manages activities of the airport under the guidance of Airport Authority of India.
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• In addition to being known as "Gorakhpur Airport", other names for GOP include "गोरखपुर हवाईअड्डा", "گورکھپور ہوائی اڈا" and "Gorakhpur Air Port".
• Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):

• At an elevation of 3,570 metres, Lhasa Airport is one of the highest in the world.
• Pilots landing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport must be specially trained in handling manoeuvres at landing at the high altitude of 3,700 metres.
• In addition to being known as "Lhasa Gonggar Airport", other names for LXA include "拉萨贡嘎机场ལྷ་ས་གོང་དཀར་རྫོང་" and "Lāsà Gònggá Jīchǎnglha sa gong kar dzong".
• Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
• Because of Lhasa Gonggar Airport's high elevation of 11,713 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport has parking facilities for five Airbus A340 or seven Boeing 757 aircraft.
• Given the frequency of strong air currents picking up in the afternoon, most flights into the airport are scheduled in the morning.
• The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.