Nonstop flight route between Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Tucson, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY), Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Tucson International Airport (TUS), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,881 miles (or 12,683 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 Tucson International 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 Tucson International 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: | TUS / KTUS |
Airport Name: | Tucson International Airport |
Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'57"N by 110°56'27"W |
Area Served: | Tucson, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tucson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2643 feet (806 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUS |
More Information: | TUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY):
- Nyingchi Airport is the third airport that Tibet has put into operation.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- The first landing of a commercial aircraft was made by an Air China Boeing 757 without passengers on July 12, 2006.
- 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.
Facts about Tucson International Airport (TUS):
- There has been a propensity in local Tucson / Pima County area news media outlets and other business and governmental entities in the Tucson metropolitan area outside of the professional aviation community to refer to the airport as "TIA" versus the airport's actual airport code of "TUS" in either reporting or reference.
- Tucson International Airport is a public joint civil-military airport owned by the City of Tucson 8 mi south of downtown Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona.
- Tucson International Airport handled 1,779,679 passengers last year.
- Airlines usually use Runway 11L.
- During its history at TUS, the 162nd has operated the F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, F-102 Delta Dagger, A-7 Corsair II and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.
- A remodeling in 1985 doubled the size of the terminal from 150,000 to 300,000 sq ft and rebuilt the concourse into separate, two-level structures with jet bridges.
- Tucson International Airport (TUS) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of TUS.