Nonstop flight route between Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Yushu County, Qinghai, China:
Departure Airport:
(35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E)
Distance from LGS to YUS:
11,650.52 miles (18,749.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), Yushu County, Qinghai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,651 miles (or 18,750 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGS / SAMM |
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| Location: | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W |
| Area Served: | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4675 feet (1,425 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGS |
| More Information: | LGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUS / ZLYS |
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| Location: | Yushu County, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12762 feet (3,890 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YUS |
| More Information: | YUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
- Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
Facts about Yushu Batang Airport (YUS):
- In addition to being known as "Yushu Batang Airport", other names for YUS include "玉树巴塘机场" and "Yùshù Batáng Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) S of YUS.
- The furthest airport from Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,813 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- Because of Yushu Batang Airport's high elevation of 12,762 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The construction of the airport started in 2007.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.09 miles (146.59 km) NE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 139.55 miles (224.58 km) SSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 3 | 142.24 miles (228.91 km) WNW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 156.55 miles (251.94 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 160.71 miles (258.63 km) NNW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 181.29 miles (291.76 km) SSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 189.25 miles (304.57 km) NNE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 192.77 miles (310.23 km) SSE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 206.69 miles (332.63 km) NNW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 213.80 miles (344.07 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 238.73 miles (384.20 km) S | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 239.28 miles (385.08 km) NE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 242.42 miles (390.14 km) S | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 244.27 miles (393.11 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 251.18 miles (404.23 km) SSE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.49 miles (19,945.34 km) NW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 2 | 12,343.98 miles (19,865.66 km) NNE | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,329.92 miles (19,843.03 km) NE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,317.58 miles (19,823.17 km) NE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,314.31 miles (19,817.92 km) WNW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 6 | 12,280.35 miles (19,763.25 km) NNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.90 miles (19,757.70 km) WNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.69 km) E | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 12,238.92 miles (19,696.58 km) NW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,232.17 miles (19,685.73 km) WNW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 11 | 12,226.22 miles (19,676.14 km) NNE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.86 miles (19,670.74 km) NW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 13 | 12,201.97 miles (19,637.11 km) WNW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,193.82 miles (19,624.00 km) WNW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 12,182.22 miles (19,605.33 km) NNW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) S | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) NNW | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 292.00 miles (469.93 km) SW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 4 | 301.36 miles (484.98 km) SE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 341.95 miles (550.31 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 342.64 miles (551.43 km) S | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 348.64 miles (561.09 km) SSW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 349.34 miles (562.21 km) ENE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 375.25 miles (603.90 km) SSW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 10 | 381.69 miles (614.27 km) NE | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 11 | 382.46 miles (615.51 km) SSE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 385.74 miles (620.79 km) E | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 389.33 miles (626.57 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 14 | 389.33 miles (626.57 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 15 | 410.27 miles (660.26 km) SSW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,813.40 miles (19,011.78 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,778.63 miles (18,955.81 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 3 | 11,770.92 miles (18,943.41 km) W | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,764.83 miles (18,933.61 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,733.59 miles (18,883.34 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,731.56 miles (18,880.07 km) W | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,728.73 miles (18,875.52 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,714.67 miles (18,852.88 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,713.59 miles (18,851.14 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,680.26 miles (18,797.51 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,676.86 miles (18,792.04 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,670.32 miles (18,781.51 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,650.74 miles (18,750.01 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,650.52 miles (18,749.64 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,646.31 miles (18,742.87 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |