Nonstop flight route between Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Jos, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS), Jos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,753 miles (or 9,259 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 Yushu Batang Airport and Yakubu Gowon 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 Yushu Batang Airport and Yakubu Gowon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUS / ZLYS |
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Location: | Yushu County, Qinghai, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12762 feet (3,890 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YUS |
More Information: | YUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOS / DNJO |
Airport Name: | Yakubu Gowon Airport |
Location: | Jos, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°38'22"N by 8°52'8"E |
Area Served: | Jos, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4232 feet (1,290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOS |
More Information: | JOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Yushu Batang Airport (YUS):
- The furthest airport from Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,813 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) S of YUS.
- Yushu Batang Airport has a 3,800 meter-long runway, and can receive A319 aircraft.
- Because of Yushu Batang Airport's high elevation of 12,762 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at YUS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make YUS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport played an important role in the delivery of rescue personnel and relief supplies to the area affected by the 2010 Yushu earthquake.
- In addition to being known as "Yushu Batang Airport", other names for YUS include "玉树巴塘机场" and "Yùshù Batáng Jīchǎng".
Facts about Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS):
- The furthest airport from Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Yakubu Gowon Airport (meaning Yakubu Gowon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Because of Yakubu Gowon Airport's high elevation of 4,232 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JOS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JOS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) WSW of JOS.
- Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) currently has only 1 runway.