Nonstop flight route between Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Daocheng, Sichuan, China:
Departure Airport:
(3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E)
Distance from PDA to DCY:
10,009.56 miles (16,108.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obando Airport (PDA), Puerto Inírida, Colombia and Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,010 miles (or 16,109 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 Obando Airport and Daocheng Yading 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 Obando Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDA / SKPD |
| Airport Name: | Obando Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Inírida, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'12"N by 67°54'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 460 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDA |
| More Information: | PDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCY / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E |
| Area Served: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCY |
| More Information: | DCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Obando Airport (PDA):
- Because of Obando Airport's relatively low elevation of 460 feet, planes can take off or land at Obando 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.
- Obando Airport (PDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Obando Airport (PDA) is Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) N of PDA.
- The furthest airport from Obando Airport (PDA) is H. Asan Airport (SMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obando Airport (meaning Obando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from H. Asan Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- In addition to being known as "Daocheng Yading Airport", other names for DCY include "稻城亚丁机场", "Dàochéng Yàdīng Jīchǎng" and "ZUDC".
- Because of Daocheng Yading Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DCY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DCY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
- Construction started after the airport was approved in April 2011, with a total investment of 1.58 billion yuan.
- The airport was opened with a single scheduled flight between Daocheng and Chengdu, and flights to Chongqing and Barkam are expected to begin before 1 October 2013.
- Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 123.78 miles (199.21 km) N | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 163.53 miles (263.18 km) N | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 3 | 241.00 miles (387.86 km) SW | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 4 | 247.06 miles (397.60 km) NNW | Elorza Airport (EOZ) | Elorza, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 280.21 miles (450.96 km) N | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 295.38 miles (475.37 km) NW | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 303.69 miles (488.74 km) NW | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 320.19 miles (515.29 km) NW | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 324.58 miles (522.37 km) WNW | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 10 | 338.16 miles (544.21 km) WSW | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 11 | 346.77 miles (558.07 km) NW | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 351.97 miles (566.43 km) N | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 355.70 miles (572.45 km) W | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 14 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 376.24 miles (605.50 km) SSW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.21 miles (19,835.45 km) SSW | H. Asan Airport (SMQ) | Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,250.61 miles (19,715.39 km) W | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,233.26 miles (19,687.48 km) SE | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,202.92 miles (19,638.65 km) S | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,191.05 miles (19,619.54 km) SSE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,188.55 miles (19,615.52 km) S | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,166.02 miles (19,579.26 km) W | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) W | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,152.18 miles (19,557.00 km) S | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,141.93 miles (19,540.49 km) SSE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,127.86 miles (19,517.84 km) ESE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,126.93 miles (19,516.35 km) SE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,120.65 miles (19,506.24 km) SE | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,120.58 miles (19,506.13 km) SE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,102.17 miles (19,476.51 km) SE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.13 miles (174.02 km) SSW | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 2 | 158.71 miles (255.41 km) SE | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 3 | 183.05 miles (294.59 km) S | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) WNW | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 5 | 248.69 miles (400.23 km) ENE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 254.23 miles (409.14 km) S | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 256.08 miles (412.12 km) WSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 264.05 miles (424.95 km) ESE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 273.61 miles (440.34 km) E | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 295.31 miles (475.26 km) WSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 11 | 299.98 miles (482.77 km) S | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 301.36 miles (484.98 km) NW | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 13 | 314.22 miles (505.69 km) SSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 314.96 miles (506.87 km) ENE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 323.89 miles (521.26 km) E | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,909.93 miles (19,167.13 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,877.07 miles (19,114.25 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,840.47 miles (19,055.35 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,839.58 miles (19,053.92 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,830.12 miles (19,038.69 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,827.87 miles (19,035.06 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,786.18 miles (18,967.98 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,781.04 miles (18,959.69 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,757.50 miles (18,921.82 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,734.10 miles (18,884.16 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,732.81 miles (18,882.08 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,722.53 miles (18,865.54 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,697.36 miles (18,825.03 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,682.77 miles (18,801.54 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,682.18 miles (18,800.60 km) SSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |