Nonstop flight route between Iringa, Tanzania and Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(7°40'9"S by 35°45'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°17'52"N by 90°54'42"E)
Distance from IRI to LXA:
4,465.56 miles (7,186.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI), Iringa, Tanzania and Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,466 miles (or 7,187 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 Iringa / Nduli Airport and Lhasa Gonggar 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 Iringa / Nduli Airport and Lhasa Gonggar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRI / HTIR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Iringa, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°40'9"S by 35°45'6"E |
| Area Served: | Iringa |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4678 feet (1,426 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRI |
| More Information: | IRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXA / ZULS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°17'52"N by 90°54'42"E |
| Area Served: | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11713 feet (3,570 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LXA |
| More Information: | LXA Maps & Info |
Facts about Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI):
- The furthest airport from Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,453 miles (18,432 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) is Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) N of IRI.
- In addition to being known as "Iringa / Nduli Airport", another name for IRI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Iringa / Nduli (Swahili)".
- Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Iringa / Nduli Airport's high elevation of 4,678 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IRI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IRI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
- 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.
- The main airlines flying to and from Lhasa Gonggar Airport are the following.
- 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.
- In 1965 the Gonggar Airport was constructed.
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.96 miles (175.35 km) N | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania |     |
| 2 | 178.76 miles (287.69 km) WSW | Mbeya Airport (MBI) | Mbeya, Tanzania | |
| 3 | 202.52 miles (325.92 km) SW | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi | |
| 4 | 239.94 miles (386.14 km) SSW | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 5 | 242.75 miles (390.66 km) ENE | Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| 6 | 258.33 miles (415.74 km) ENE | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
| 7 | 270.79 miles (435.80 km) ESE | Kilwa Masoko Airport (KIY) | Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania | |
| 8 | 284.16 miles (457.31 km) W | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
| 9 | 286.52 miles (461.11 km) SSW | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 10 | 295.57 miles (475.67 km) SE | Masasi Airport (XMI) | Masasi, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 296.69 miles (477.48 km) N | Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) | Lake Manyara, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 303.25 miles (488.03 km) NNE | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 306.74 miles (493.65 km) NNE | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 14 | 312.33 miles (502.64 km) ESE | Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI) | Lindi, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 313.09 miles (503.86 km) WSW | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.37 miles (18,432.36 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,333.83 miles (18,239.98 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,298.02 miles (18,182.36 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,292.16 miles (18,172.93 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,288.02 miles (18,166.26 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,270.36 miles (18,137.84 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,236.75 miles (18,083.75 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,213.21 miles (18,045.87 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,199.18 miles (18,023.29 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,195.37 miles (18,017.15 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,179.24 miles (17,991.20 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,173.40 miles (17,981.79 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,170.76 miles (17,977.55 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.72 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.72 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.76 miles (155.71 km) W | Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) | Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 2 | 120.30 miles (193.60 km) S | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| 3 | 158.92 miles (255.75 km) SW | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 4 | 206.26 miles (331.95 km) E | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 5 | 207.72 miles (334.29 km) SSW | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 6 | 212.12 miles (341.38 km) SSE | Tezpur Airport (TEZ) | Tezpur, Assam, India | |
| 7 | 212.91 miles (342.65 km) ESE | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 8 | 220.00 miles (354.06 km) ESE | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 9 | 224.34 miles (361.04 km) S | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 10 | 226.60 miles (364.68 km) SSW | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 11 | 238.10 miles (383.19 km) SE | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 12 | 239.83 miles (385.97 km) SW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 13 | 248.09 miles (399.26 km) ESE | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 14 | 252.42 miles (406.23 km) SSW | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| 15 | 255.72 miles (411.54 km) SW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,376.67 miles (18,308.93 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,366.55 miles (18,292.64 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,362.42 miles (18,286.00 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,357.64 miles (18,278.31 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,329.36 miles (18,232.80 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,322.02 miles (18,220.98 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,296.58 miles (18,180.04 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,293.59 miles (18,175.22 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,292.85 miles (18,174.03 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,290.29 miles (18,169.92 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,281.32 miles (18,155.47 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,243.10 miles (18,093.97 km) SW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,242.46 miles (18,092.94 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,241.43 miles (18,091.28 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,239.42 miles (18,088.05 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |