Nonstop flight route between Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW), Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,422 miles (or 11,945 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 Lhasa Gonggar Airport and Ainsworth Regional 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 Lhasa Gonggar Airport and Ainsworth Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXA / ZULS |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANW / KANW |
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Location: | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'45"N by 99°59'35"W |
Area Served: | Ainsworth, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Ainsworth Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2589 feet (789 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANW |
More Information: | ANW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- At an elevation of 3,500 metres above sea level, the airport is one of the highest in the world.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- A night landing facility was created by fixing navigational lighting facilities on the runway at a cost of 99 million yuan only in 2007.
- 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".
- Pilots landing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport must be specially trained in handling manoeuvres at landing at the high altitude of 3,700 metres.
- 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.
Facts about Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW):
- The base closed on 31 December 1945.
- The furthest airport from Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Ainsworth Regional Airport", another name for ANW is "Ainsworth Army Airfield".
- Sixty four buildings were built at what would be known as Ainsworth Army Airfield.
- Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) is Miller Field (VTN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NW of ANW.