Nonstop flight route between Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran and Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mashhad International Airport (MHD), Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran and Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,780 miles (or 2,864 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 Mashhad International Airport and Shigatse Peace Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHD / OIMM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'5"N by 59°38'26"E | 
| Area Served: | Mashhad | 
| Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3263 feet (995 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MHD | 
| More Information: | MHD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKZ / ZURK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'6"N by 89°18'24"E | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 12408 feet (3,782 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RKZ | 
| More Information: | RKZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mashhad International Airport (MHD):
- Mashhad International Airport (MHD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mashhad International Airport (MHD) is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) NNW of MHD.
- The furthest airport from Mashhad International Airport (MHD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Mashhad International Airport", another name for MHD is "Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport".
- Mashhad International Airport handled 7,321,371 passengers last year.
Facts about Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ):
- The closest airport to Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) E of RKZ.
- Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Shigatse Peace Airport", other names for RKZ include "日喀则和平机场" and "Rìkāzé Hépíng Jīchǎng".
- Because of Shigatse Peace Airport's high elevation of 12,408 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RKZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RKZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,297 miles (18,181 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.




