Nonstop flight route between Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY), Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 341 miles (or 548 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 relatively short distance between Nyingchi Mainling Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LZY / ZUNZ | 
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| Location: | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°18'11"N by 94°20'7"E | 
| Area Served: | Nyingchi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9675 feet (2,949 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LZY | 
| More Information: | LZY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ | 
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| Location: | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10761 feet (3,280 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DIG | 
| More Information: | DIG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Nyingchi Mainling Airport (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.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Nyingchi Mainling Airport", other names for LZY include "林芝米林机场" and "Línzhī Mǐlín Jīchǎng".
 - Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is Along Airport (IXV), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SSE of LZY.
 
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- Because of Dêqên Shangri-La Airport's high elevation of 10,761 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - In addition to being known as "Dêqên Shangri-La Airport", other names for DIG include "迪庆香格里拉机场" and "Díqìng Xiānggélǐlā Jīchǎng".
 - Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,866 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
 
