Nonstop flight route between Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Little Cayman, Cayman Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), Little Cayman, Cayman Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,977 miles (or 14,447 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 Shigatse Peace Airport and Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman, 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 Shigatse Peace Airport and Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYB / MWCL | 
| Airport Name: | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman | 
| Location: | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°40'1"N by 80°4'58"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LYB | 
| More Information: | LYB Maps & Info | 
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".
 - 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 closest airport to Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) is Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) E of RKZ.
 - Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB):
- Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) is Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of LYB.
 - The furthest airport from Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,881 miles (19,120 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 - Because of Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman 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.
 
