Nonstop flight route between Qingshan, China and Bastia, Corsica, France:
Departure Airport:
(27°59'21"N by 102°11'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°32'59"N by 9°29'4"E)
Distance from XIC to BIA:
5,067.19 miles (8,154.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC), Qingshan, China and Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), Bastia, Corsica, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,067 miles (or 8,155 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIC / ZUXC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qingshan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°59'21"N by 102°11'3"E |
| Area Served: | Xichang |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XIC |
| More Information: | XIC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIA / LFKB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bastia, Corsica, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°32'59"N by 9°29'4"E |
| Area Served: | Bastia, Corsica, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI of Bastia and Upper Corsica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIA |
| More Information: | BIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC):
- In addition to being known as "Xichang Qingshan Airport", other names for XIC include "西昌青山机场" and "Xīchāng Qīngshān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) is Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), which is located 107 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of XIC.
- Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Xichang Qingshan Airport (meaning Xichang Qingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,015 miles (19,337 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Xichang Qingshan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XIC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XIC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA):
- The closest airport to Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) is Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) W of BIA.
- Because of Bastia – Poretta Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bastia – Poretta 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 "Bastia – Poretta Airport", another name for BIA is "Aéroport de Bastia Poretta".
- Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bastia – Poretta Airport (meaning Bastia – Poretta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.52 miles (171.42 km) ESE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 149.50 miles (240.59 km) SW | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 3 | 153.70 miles (247.35 km) W | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 154.00 miles (247.83 km) ENE | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 158.71 miles (255.41 km) NW | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 196.62 miles (316.42 km) ESE | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 7 | 198.33 miles (319.17 km) SW | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 203.78 miles (327.95 km) ENE | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 204.73 miles (329.48 km) SSE | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 10 | 208.04 miles (334.81 km) NNE | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 256.33 miles (412.52 km) ESE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 12 | 275.50 miles (443.37 km) SW | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 282.88 miles (455.24 km) NNE | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 295.00 miles (474.75 km) ENE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 295.60 miles (475.72 km) E | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,015.31 miles (19,336.72 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,981.33 miles (19,282.03 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,979.22 miles (19,278.64 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,928.58 miles (19,197.14 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,927.23 miles (19,194.96 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,881.04 miles (19,120.63 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,876.86 miles (19,113.90 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,866.53 miles (19,097.27 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 9 | 11,841.47 miles (19,056.95 km) SW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,820.59 miles (19,023.35 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,803.94 miles (18,996.56 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,769.82 miles (18,941.65 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,762.94 miles (18,930.57 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,762.23 miles (18,929.43 km) W | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,754.02 miles (18,916.22 km) SSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.41 miles (56.99 km) W | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 2 | 41.01 miles (66.00 km) ENE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 3 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) SW | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 4 | 75.08 miles (120.84 km) SSW | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 81.93 miles (131.85 km) E | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 6 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) NNE | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 7 | 102.02 miles (164.19 km) ENE | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 8 | 115.00 miles (185.07 km) S | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 9 | 122.80 miles (197.63 km) NE | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 10 | 123.90 miles (199.40 km) NNW | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| 11 | 132.04 miles (212.50 km) NW | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 12 | 132.77 miles (213.67 km) NNW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 13 | 138.00 miles (222.09 km) NW | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) | Nice, France | |
| 14 | 145.13 miles (233.56 km) WNW | Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) | Cannes, France | |
| 15 | 146.28 miles (235.41 km) SSW | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.10 miles (19,513.41 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,776.91 miles (18,953.06 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,746.36 miles (18,903.88 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,715.52 miles (18,854.26 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,703.02 miles (18,834.15 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,701.65 miles (18,831.93 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,687.60 miles (18,809.33 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,681.69 miles (18,799.81 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,679.49 miles (18,796.26 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,678.59 miles (18,794.82 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,665.80 miles (18,774.25 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,659.19 miles (18,763.60 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,639.48 miles (18,731.89 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,633.47 miles (18,722.21 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,628.71 miles (18,714.54 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |