Nonstop flight route between Oryol, Russia and Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(52°56'6"N by 36°0'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°21'6"N by 89°18'24"E)
Distance from OEL to RKZ:
3,120.68 miles (5,022.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yuzhny Airport (OEL), Oryol, Russia and Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,121 miles (or 5,022 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 Yuzhny Airport and Shigatse Peace 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 Yuzhny Airport and Shigatse Peace Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OEL / |
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| Location: | Oryol, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'6"N by 36°0'6"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OEL |
| More Information: | OEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKZ / ZURK |
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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 Yuzhny Airport (OEL):
- Yuzhny Airport (OEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Bryansk International Airport (BZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of OEL.
- Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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.
- The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,440 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", other names for OEL include "Аэропорт Южный" and "UUOR".
Facts about Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ):
- 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".
- The closest airport to Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) E of RKZ.
- 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.
- Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.18 miles (125.82 km) WNW | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia |     |
| 2 | 82.70 miles (133.10 km) S | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 3 | 112.36 miles (180.83 km) N | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.52 miles (239.03 km) E | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 156.60 miles (252.03 km) ESE | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 6 | 160.32 miles (258.01 km) S | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 7 | 187.45 miles (301.67 km) NNE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 188.12 miles (302.75 km) NNE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 190.82 miles (307.09 km) NNE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 10 | 193.14 miles (310.82 km) NE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 11 | 203.41 miles (327.36 km) NW | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 12 | 203.43 miles (327.39 km) NNE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | 208.36 miles (335.32 km) S | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 210.43 miles (338.65 km) W | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 15 | 217.42 miles (349.90 km) NNE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,836.45 miles (17,439.54 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,395.23 miles (16,729.46 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,389.70 miles (16,720.55 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,380.88 miles (16,706.36 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,375.75 miles (16,698.12 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,370.64 miles (16,689.89 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,367.88 miles (16,685.45 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,366.64 miles (16,683.46 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,365.65 miles (16,681.85 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,362.85 miles (16,677.35 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,360.29 miles (16,673.23 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,353.05 miles (16,661.57 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,344.92 miles (16,648.50 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,344.27 miles (16,647.45 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,326.78 miles (16,619.29 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.76 miles (155.71 km) E | Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 2 | 134.41 miles (216.31 km) S | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 3 | 151.40 miles (243.65 km) SE | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| 4 | 193.92 miles (312.09 km) SSW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 5 | 194.06 miles (312.31 km) SW | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 6 | 198.25 miles (319.05 km) S | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 7 | 205.05 miles (329.99 km) SW | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 8 | 206.24 miles (331.91 km) SSW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 9 | 208.34 miles (335.29 km) SW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 10 | 216.22 miles (347.97 km) SW | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 11 | 219.37 miles (353.03 km) SW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 12 | 224.84 miles (361.84 km) S | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 13 | 234.27 miles (377.02 km) SSW | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 14 | 239.20 miles (384.96 km) WSW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 15 | 239.48 miles (385.40 km) S | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,296.92 miles (18,180.59 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,288.29 miles (18,166.69 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,275.54 miles (18,146.18 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,269.88 miles (18,137.07 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,266.84 miles (18,132.17 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,248.00 miles (18,101.85 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,231.75 miles (18,075.71 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,220.73 miles (18,057.97 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,219.06 miles (18,055.29 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,211.12 miles (18,042.50 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,196.83 miles (18,019.51 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,193.68 miles (18,014.44 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,175.42 miles (17,985.05 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,168.36 miles (17,973.70 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,164.54 miles (17,967.54 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |