Nonstop flight route between Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Daocheng, Sichuan, China:
Departure Airport:
(21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E)
Distance from VAG to DCY:
10,229.45 miles (16,462.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG), Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY), Daocheng, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,229 miles (or 16,463 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAG / SBVG |
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| Location: | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W |
| Area Served: | Varginha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3025 feet (922 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAG |
| More Information: | VAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCY / |
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| Location: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°19'23"N by 100°3'11"E |
| Area Served: | Daocheng, Sichuan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCY |
| More Information: | DCY Maps & Info |
Facts about Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG):
- Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) NNE of VAG.
- The furthest airport from Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (meaning Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,077 miles (19,437 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport", another name for VAG is "Aeroporto Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky".
Facts about Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY):
- Daocheng Yading Airport is an airport serving Daocheng County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province, China.
- Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Daocheng Yading Airport has a single runway that is 4,200 m long and 45 m wide.
- The closest airport to Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) SSW of DCY.
- The furthest airport from Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Daocheng Yading Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DCY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DCY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport was opened with a single scheduled flight between Daocheng and Chengdu, and flights to Chongqing and Barkam are expected to begin before 1 October 2013.
- In addition to being known as "Daocheng Yading Airport", other names for DCY include "稻城亚丁机场", "Dàochéng Yàdīng Jīchǎng" and "ZUDC".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 104.72 miles (168.53 km) NNE | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 116.13 miles (186.89 km) SSW | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 3 | 134.78 miles (216.90 km) E | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 136.51 miles (219.69 km) SW | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 141.09 miles (227.07 km) WNW | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) SSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 7 | 144.48 miles (232.52 km) SW | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.59 miles (234.30 km) SE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 147.91 miles (238.04 km) E | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 10 | 151.47 miles (243.77 km) WNW | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) NE | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 12 | 157.22 miles (253.02 km) W | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 159.71 miles (257.02 km) SSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 165.34 miles (266.08 km) ESE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) NE | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,077.47 miles (19,436.75 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,074.20 miles (19,431.49 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,951.99 miles (19,234.82 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,898.22 miles (19,148.28 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,898.20 miles (19,148.25 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,889.80 miles (19,134.74 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,883.52 miles (19,124.62 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,881.16 miles (19,120.82 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,876.31 miles (19,113.01 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,861.91 miles (19,089.85 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,810.52 miles (19,007.14 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,800.62 miles (18,991.21 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,783.42 miles (18,963.52 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,752.24 miles (18,913.35 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,733.16 miles (18,882.65 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.13 miles (174.02 km) SSW | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 2 | 158.71 miles (255.41 km) SE | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 3 | 183.05 miles (294.59 km) S | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) WNW | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 5 | 248.69 miles (400.23 km) ENE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 254.23 miles (409.14 km) S | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 256.08 miles (412.12 km) WSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 264.05 miles (424.95 km) ESE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 273.61 miles (440.34 km) E | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 295.31 miles (475.26 km) WSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 11 | 299.98 miles (482.77 km) S | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 301.36 miles (484.98 km) NW | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 13 | 314.22 miles (505.69 km) SSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 14 | 314.96 miles (506.87 km) ENE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 15 | 323.89 miles (521.26 km) E | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,909.93 miles (19,167.13 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,877.07 miles (19,114.25 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,840.47 miles (19,055.35 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,839.58 miles (19,053.92 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 11,830.12 miles (19,038.69 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,827.87 miles (19,035.06 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,786.18 miles (18,967.98 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,781.04 miles (18,959.69 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,757.50 miles (18,921.82 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,734.10 miles (18,884.16 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,732.81 miles (18,882.08 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,722.53 miles (18,865.54 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,697.36 miles (18,825.03 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,682.77 miles (18,801.54 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,682.18 miles (18,800.60 km) SSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |