Nonstop flight route between Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan and Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,381 miles (or 3,832 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 Yamaguchi Ube 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: | UBJ / RJDC |
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Location: | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'47"N by 131°16'42"E |
Area Served: | Ube |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UBJ |
More Information: | UBJ 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 Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ):
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (meaning Yamaguchi Ube Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Yamaguchi Ube Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamaguchi Ube 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yamaguchi Ube Airport", other names for UBJ include "山口宇部空港" and "Yamaguchi Ube Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) is Kokura Airport (KKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UBJ.
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- 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".
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- Pilots landing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport must be specially trained in handling manoeuvres at landing at the high altitude of 3,700 metres.
- The airport has parking facilities for five Airbus A340 or seven Boeing 757 aircraft.
- 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.
- In 1965 the Gonggar Airport was constructed.
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
- 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.