Nonstop flight route between Querétaro, Mexico and Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), Querétaro, Mexico and Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,909 miles (or 14,338 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 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and Lhasa Gonggar 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 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and Lhasa Gonggar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO):

• The closest airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) is Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) W of QRO.
• The furthest airport from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,369 miles (18,296 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Querétaro Intercontinental Airport", another name for QRO is "Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro".
• Because of Querétaro Intercontinental Airport's high elevation of 6,290 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at QRO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make QRO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):

• The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
• At an elevation of 3,570 metres, Lhasa Airport is one of the highest in the world.
• Pilots landing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport must be specially trained in handling manoeuvres at landing at the high altitude of 3,700 metres.
• In addition to being known as "Lhasa Gonggar Airport", other names for LXA include "拉萨贡嘎机场ལྷ་ས་གོང་དཀར་རྫོང་" and "Lāsà Gònggá Jīchǎnglha sa gong kar dzong".
• Building an airport in Tibet, which is termed in flying parlance as going over a "hump" in the Tibetan Plateau, has gone through a process of trial and error through many hazardous air routes and several fatal accidents during World War II.
• Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
• At an elevation of 3,500 metres above sea level, the airport is one of the highest in the world.
• Gonggar Airport is in Gyazuling township of the Gonggar County.
• Because of Lhasa Gonggar Airport's high elevation of 11,713 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.