Nonstop flight route between Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Pueblo, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ), Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,564 miles (or 12,173 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 Pueblo Memorial 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 Pueblo Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ):

• The closest airport to Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) is Bhuntar Airport (KUU), which is located 171 miles (275 kilometers) W of NGQ.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB):

• The Pueblo Airport is a popular starting point for the growing population of cyclists in the city.
• Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Pueblo Memorial Airport", another name for PUB is "Pueblo Army Air Base".
• In 1948 it was handed over to the City of Pueblo.
• Today, Pueblo Memorial Airport is home of the United States Air Force Initial Flight Screening program, which began operations on October 1, 2006.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,345 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,192 in 2009 and 11,641 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,964 miles (17,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Pueblo Memorial Airport's high elevation of 4,729 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PUB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PUB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of PUB.