Nonstop flight route between Teterboro, New Jersey, United States and Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey, United States and Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,471 miles (or 12,023 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 Teterboro Airport and Shigatse Peace 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 Teterboro Airport and Shigatse Peace Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Teterboro Airport (TEB):

• Two large office buildings centrally located, one at 90 Moonachie Ave and the other on Fred Wehran Drive, which houses the Department of Homeland Security.
• Teterboro Airport (TEB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Teterboro Airport (TEB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In January 1954 Arthur Godfrey buzzed the Teterboro control tower with his Douglas DC-3, resulting in the suspension of his license.
• The closest airport to Teterboro Airport (TEB) is West 30th Street Heliport (JRA), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of TEB.
• Because of Teterboro Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Teterboro 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.
• On February 2, 2005, 7:18 a.m.
• The Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey is on the airport grounds.
• Teterboro Airport is a general aviation relief airport in the boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Facts about Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ):

• 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".
• 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.