Nonstop flight route between Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines and Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines and Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,199 miles (or 3,539 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 Tuguegarao Airport and Shigatse Peace Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUG / RPUT |
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Location: | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'17"N by 121°43'50"E |
Area Served: | Tuguegarao City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUG |
More Information: | TUG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Tuguegarao Airport (TUG):
- In addition to being known as "Tuguegarao Airport", another name for TUG is "Paliparan ng TuguegaraoPagtayaban ti TuguegaraoPakkayabban ya Tuguegarao".
- Tuguegarao Airport handled 68,821 passengers last year.
- Because of Tuguegarao Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Tuguegarao 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.
- Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Tuguegarao Airport (meaning Tuguegarao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Suárez International Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Puerto Suárez, Bolivia.
- The closest airport to Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) is Cauayan Airport (CYZ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) S of TUG.
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.
- 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.