Nonstop flight route between Oita, Japan and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oita Airport (OIT), Oita, Japan and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,029 miles (or 3,266 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 Oita Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OIT / RJFO |
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| Location: | Oita, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°28'45"N by 131°44'13"E |
| Area Served: | Ōita |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OIT |
| More Information: | OIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
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| Location: | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E |
| Area Served: | Qamdo, Tibet, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14436 feet (4,400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPX |
| More Information: | BPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Oita Airport (OIT):
- The furthest airport from Oita Airport (OIT) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Oita Airport (meaning Oita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,191 miles (19,619 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Oita Airport", another name for OIT is "大分空港".
- Oita Airport (OIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Oita Airport (OIT) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of OIT.
- Because of Oita Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Oita 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.
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- Because of Qamdo Bamda Airport's high elevation of 14,436 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Visitors are warned before landing to move slowly on leaving the plane and that they may feel light headed or dizzy because of the thin air.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- The furthest airport from Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- The airport is 2.5 hours by mountain road from the county seat of Qamdo.
- At an elevation of 4,334 m above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world.
