Nonstop flight route between Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Ross River, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Ross River Airport (XRR), Ross River, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,687 miles (or 9,152 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 Ross River 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 Ross River 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 | 
| 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XRR / CYDM | 
| Airport Name: | Ross River Airport | 
| Location: | Ross River, Yukon, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°58'14"N by 132°25'19"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2359 feet (719 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XRR | 
| More Information: | XRR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- The airport is connected to the rest of China, which includes cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Chongqing, Xian, Xining, Kunming, Diqing and Chamdo Region.
- A new highway between Lhasa and the Gonggar Airport has been built by the Transportation Department of Tibet at a cost of RMB 1.5 billion yuan.
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
- 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".
- At an elevation of 3,570 metres, Lhasa 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.
- 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 Ross River Airport (XRR):
- The furthest airport from Ross River Airport (XRR) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,277 miles (16,539 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Ross River Airport (XRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ross River Airport (XRR) is Faro Airport (ZFA), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of XRR.




