Nonstop flight route between Robinvale, Victoria, Australia and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(34°38'59"S by 142°7'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Distance from RBC to BPX:
5,373.41 miles (8,647.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Robinvale Airport (RBC), Robinvale, Victoria, Australia and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,373 miles (or 8,648 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 Robinvale Airport and Qamdo Bamda 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 Robinvale Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBC / YROI |
| Airport Name: | Robinvale Airport |
| Location: | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'59"S by 142°7'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Swan Hill Rural City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 284 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBC |
| More Information: | RBC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Robinvale Airport (RBC):
- Because of Robinvale Airport's relatively low elevation of 284 feet, planes can take off or land at Robinvale 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 Robinvale Airport (RBC) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,938 miles (19,213 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Robinvale Airport (RBC) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of RBC.
- Robinvale Airport (RBC) has 2 runways.
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (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.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport, also known as Changdu Bangda Airport, is an airport serving Qamdo, Tibet, China.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.13 miles (46.88 km) N | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia |     |
| 2 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) S | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 83.09 miles (133.73 km) E | Balranald Airport (BZD) | Balranald, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 88.04 miles (141.69 km) WNW | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 128.01 miles (206.01 km) SE | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 139.58 miles (224.64 km) S | Horsham Airport (HSM) | Horsham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 154.51 miles (248.66 km) E | Hay Airport (HXX) | Hay, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 171.85 miles (276.57 km) ESE | Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) SE | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 186.73 miles (300.52 km) NNW | Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 190.13 miles (305.99 km) SSE | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 190.40 miles (306.42 km) SE | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 204.49 miles (329.10 km) W | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 207.18 miles (333.43 km) S | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 221.38 miles (356.28 km) SE | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,938.15 miles (19,212.55 km) NW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,927.86 miles (19,195.98 km) NW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,862.62 miles (19,090.99 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,848.12 miles (19,067.66 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,812.11 miles (19,009.70 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,775.51 miles (18,950.79 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,725.21 miles (18,869.84 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,707.28 miles (18,840.99 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,257.07 miles (18,116.45 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,217.99 miles (18,053.56 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,198.88 miles (18,022.81 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,184.49 miles (17,999.65 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,170.34 miles (17,976.88 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 14 | 11,149.02 miles (17,942.56 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 15 | 11,137.20 miles (17,923.54 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) N | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 2 | 187.18 miles (301.24 km) WSW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 3 | 189.77 miles (305.41 km) SSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) ESE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 198.84 miles (320.00 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 215.15 miles (346.25 km) SW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) SE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 9 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 10 | 248.81 miles (400.43 km) SW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 284.96 miles (458.60 km) SW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 12 | 289.50 miles (465.90 km) SW | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 13 | 318.34 miles (512.32 km) SW | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 14 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) SSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 328.39 miles (528.49 km) SE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.53 miles (18,904.17 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,737.78 miles (18,890.08 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,732.07 miles (18,880.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 11,727.49 miles (18,873.52 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,701.15 miles (18,831.13 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,686.32 miles (18,807.26 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,649.92 miles (18,748.69 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,636.14 miles (18,726.50 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,635.50 miles (18,725.48 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,624.43 miles (18,707.66 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,599.93 miles (18,668.23 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,594.16 miles (18,658.95 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,593.81 miles (18,658.39 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,592.26 miles (18,655.89 km) SW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,587.80 miles (18,648.71 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |