Nonstop flight route between Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bossangoa, Central African Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY), Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Bossangoa Airport (BSN), Bossangoa, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,211 miles (or 8,387 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 Nyingchi Mainling Airport and Bossangoa 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 Nyingchi Mainling Airport and Bossangoa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY):

• The first landing of a commercial aircraft was made by an Air China Boeing 757 without passengers on July 12, 2006.
• The furthest airport from Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,567 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is Along Airport (IXV), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SSE of LZY.
• Because of Nyingchi Mainling Airport's high elevation of 9,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LZY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LZY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Known as one of the world's most difficult airports for aircraft to reach, Nyingchi Airport is situated in the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, surrounded by over-4,000 metres -high mountains enveloped by clouds and fog throughout the year.
• Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Nyingchi Mainling Airport", other names for LZY include "林芝米林机场" and "Línzhī Mǐlín Jīchǎng".

Facts about Bossangoa Airport (BSN):

• The furthest airport from Bossangoa Airport (BSN) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bossangoa Airport (meaning Bossangoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Bossangoa Airport (BSN) is Bouca Airport (BCF), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) E of BSN.
• Bossangoa Airport (BSN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bossangoa Airport", another name for BSN is "Bossangoa Airport (Bossangoa)".