Nonstop flight route between Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Pô, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(29°21'6"N by 89°18'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°10'44"N by 1°8'54"W)
Distance from RKZ to PUP:
5,868.64 miles (9,444.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Pô Airport (PUP), Pô, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,869 miles (or 9,445 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 Pô 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 Shigatse Peace Airport and Pô Airport. 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: | PUP / DFCP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pô, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°10'44"N by 1°8'54"W |
| Area Served: | Pô |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1056 feet (322 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUP |
| More Information: | PUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Pô Airport (PUP):
- Pô Airport (PUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pô Airport (PUP) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of PUP.
- The furthest airport from Pô Airport (PUP) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Pô Airport (meaning Pô Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- In addition to being known as "Pô Airport", another name for PUP is "Pô Airport (Pô)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.76 miles (155.71 km) E | Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |     |
| 2 | 134.41 miles (216.31 km) S | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 3 | 151.40 miles (243.65 km) SE | Bathpalathang Airport (BUT) | Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan | |
| 4 | 193.92 miles (312.09 km) SSW | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 5 | 194.06 miles (312.31 km) SW | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 6 | 198.25 miles (319.05 km) S | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 7 | 205.05 miles (329.99 km) SW | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 8 | 206.24 miles (331.91 km) SSW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 9 | 208.34 miles (335.29 km) SW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 10 | 216.22 miles (347.97 km) SW | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 11 | 219.37 miles (353.03 km) SW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 12 | 224.84 miles (361.84 km) S | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 13 | 234.27 miles (377.02 km) SSW | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 14 | 239.20 miles (384.96 km) WSW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 15 | 239.48 miles (385.40 km) S | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,296.92 miles (18,180.59 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,288.29 miles (18,166.69 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,275.54 miles (18,146.18 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,269.88 miles (18,137.07 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,266.84 miles (18,132.17 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,248.00 miles (18,101.85 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,231.75 miles (18,075.71 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,220.73 miles (18,057.97 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,219.06 miles (18,055.29 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,211.12 miles (18,042.50 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,196.83 miles (18,019.51 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,193.68 miles (18,014.44 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,175.42 miles (17,985.05 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,168.36 miles (17,973.70 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,164.54 miles (17,967.54 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.03 miles (57.99 km) E | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 64.81 miles (104.31 km) W | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 67.98 miles (109.41 km) NE | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) NNW | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 109.43 miles (176.12 km) NNE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 113.75 miles (183.06 km) S | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 7 | 118.43 miles (190.60 km) ENE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 125.27 miles (201.60 km) E | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 131.19 miles (211.14 km) N | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 141.22 miles (227.27 km) NNE | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 143.38 miles (230.75 km) W | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 147.47 miles (237.33 km) WSW | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 179.09 miles (288.21 km) ESE | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 14 | 180.39 miles (290.30 km) E | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 180.75 miles (290.89 km) ESE | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,251.92 miles (19,717.50 km) S | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,136.84 miles (19,532.31 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,072.86 miles (19,429.33 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 12,070.00 miles (19,424.74 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,041.46 miles (19,378.81 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,009.01 miles (19,326.59 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,985.44 miles (19,288.65 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,973.05 miles (19,268.70 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,972.78 miles (19,268.27 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,967.47 miles (19,259.72 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,962.13 miles (19,251.13 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,957.67 miles (19,243.96 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 13 | 11,921.11 miles (19,185.11 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,890.45 miles (19,135.78 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,839.72 miles (19,054.13 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |