Nonstop flight route between Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Departure Airport:
(32°6'30"N by 80°3'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(12°53'17"N by 61°10'49"W)
Distance from NGQ to MQS:
8,407.60 miles (13,530.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ), Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Mustique Airport (MQS), Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,408 miles (or 13,531 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 Ngari Gunsa Airport and Mustique 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 Ngari Gunsa Airport and Mustique Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGQ / ZUAL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'30"N by 80°3'10"E |
| Area Served: | Shiquanhe |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 14022 feet (4,274 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from NGQ |
| More Information: | NGQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQS / TVSM |
| Airport Name: | Mustique Airport |
| Location: | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°53'17"N by 61°10'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mustique Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQS |
| More Information: | MQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ):
- In addition to being known as "Ngari Gunsa Airport", other names for NGQ include "阿里昆莎机场ལྷ་ས་གོང་དཀར་རྫོང་" and "Ālǐ Kūnshā Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Ngari Gunsa Airport's high elevation of 14,022 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NGQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NGQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) is Bhuntar Airport (KUU), which is located 171 miles (275 kilometers) W of NGQ.
Facts about Mustique Airport (MQS):
- Mustique Airport (MQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mustique Airport (MQS) is J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of MQS.
- The furthest airport from Mustique Airport (MQS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Mustique Airport (meaning Mustique Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,622 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Because of Mustique Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Mustique Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 170.59 miles (274.54 km) W | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India |     |
| 2 | 172.73 miles (277.98 km) SW | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 3 | 180.94 miles (291.20 km) SE | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 4 | 189.44 miles (304.87 km) WSW | Shimla Airport (SLV) | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 189.84 miles (305.51 km) SSE | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 6 | 201.61 miles (324.46 km) NW | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| 7 | 204.11 miles (328.48 km) SSE | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 8 | 210.35 miles (338.53 km) SSE | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 9 | 216.55 miles (348.50 km) WSW | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India | |
| 10 | 217.39 miles (349.86 km) S | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 11 | 221.73 miles (356.84 km) W | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 12 | 233.48 miles (375.75 km) SSE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 13 | 256.64 miles (413.03 km) WSW | Sahnewal Airport (LUH) | Ludhiana, India | |
| 14 | 258.53 miles (416.07 km) W | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 15 | 271.36 miles (436.71 km) SE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,773.59 miles (18,947.71 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,876.82 miles (17,504.50 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,852.50 miles (17,465.36 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,851.57 miles (17,463.87 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,838.92 miles (17,443.51 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,838.70 miles (17,443.15 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,838.45 miles (17,442.75 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,837.50 miles (17,441.22 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,829.28 miles (17,428.00 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,828.21 miles (17,426.28 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,825.42 miles (17,421.79 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,820.52 miles (17,413.90 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,800.11 miles (17,381.05 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 10,795.48 miles (17,373.60 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,782.42 miles (17,352.58 km) W | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.85 miles (14.23 km) NW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 2 | 17.02 miles (27.40 km) SW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 17.83 miles (28.70 km) N | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 25.49 miles (41.02 km) SW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 34.56 miles (55.61 km) SW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 6 | 60.38 miles (97.17 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 7 | 73.49 miles (118.27 km) SW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 8 | 79.23 miles (127.51 km) N | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 114.36 miles (184.05 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 10 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 11 | 122.39 miles (196.97 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 158.77 miles (255.52 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | 169.78 miles (273.23 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 14 | 177.29 miles (285.32 km) SSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 183.89 miles (295.93 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,192.78 miles (19,622.32 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,167.96 miles (19,582.39 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,136.22 miles (19,531.31 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,124.15 miles (19,511.88 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,110.62 miles (19,490.10 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,103.33 miles (19,478.37 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,097.66 miles (19,469.25 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,085.20 miles (19,449.20 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,062.79 miles (19,413.12 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,062.78 miles (19,413.11 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,058.54 miles (19,406.30 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,058.35 miles (19,405.98 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,019.91 miles (19,344.12 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,998.00 miles (19,308.86 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,989.50 miles (19,295.18 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |