Nonstop flight route between Srinagar, India and Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Srinagar International Airport (SXR), Srinagar, India and Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,002 miles (or 1,612 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 relatively short distance between Srinagar International Airport and Lhasa Gonggar Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXR / VISR |
| Airport Name: | Srinagar International Airport |
| Location: | Srinagar, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'13"N by 74°46'27"E |
| Area Served: | Srinagar |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 5429 feet (1,655 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXR |
| More Information: | SXR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXA / ZULS |
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| Location: | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°17'52"N by 90°54'42"E |
| Area Served: | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11713 feet (3,570 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LXA |
| More Information: | LXA Maps & Info |
Facts about Srinagar International Airport (SXR):
- The closest airport to Srinagar International Airport (SXR) is Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) WNW of SXR.
- Because of Srinagar International Airport's high elevation of 5,429 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SXR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SXR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Srinagar International Airport (SXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Srinagar International Airport (SXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,904 miles (19,157 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- 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".
- In 1965 the Gonggar Airport was constructed.
- 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 airport is connected to the rest of China, which includes cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Chongqing, Xian, Xining, Kunming, Diqing and Chamdo Region.
- A new highway between Lhasa and the Gonggar Airport has been built by the Transportation Department of Tibet at a cost of RMB 1.5 billion yuan.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
