Nonstop flight route between Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Richmond, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY), Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Richmond Municipal Airport (RID), Richmond, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,665 miles (or 12,336 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 Richmond Municipal 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 Richmond Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | RID / KRID |
Airport Name: | Richmond Municipal Airport |
Location: | Richmond, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°45'21"N by 84°50'34"W |
Area Served: | Richmond, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Richmond BOAC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1140 feet (347 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RID |
More Information: | RID Maps & Info |
Facts about Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY):
- 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.
- Nyingchi Mainling Airport is an airport in Mainling, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- 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.
- The first landing of a commercial aircraft was made by an Air China Boeing 757 without passengers on July 12, 2006.
Facts about Richmond Municipal Airport (RID):
- The closest airport to Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) is Mettel Field (CEV), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of RID.
- Richmond Municipal Airport is a public airport six miles southeast of Richmond, in Wayne County, Indiana.
- The furthest airport from Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,266 miles (18,131 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The first airline flights at Richmond were TWA DC-3s in late 1947.
- Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) has 2 runways.