Nonstop flight route between Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Santorini, Thira, Greece:
Departure Airport:
(32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°23'57"N by 25°28'45"E)
Distance from YUS to JTR:
3,980.31 miles (6,405.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Santorini National Airport (JTR), Santorini, Thira, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,980 miles (or 6,406 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 Santorini National 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 Santorini National 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: | JTR / LGSR |
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| Location: | Santorini, Thira, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°23'57"N by 25°28'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JTR |
| More Information: | JTR Maps & Info |
Facts about Yushu Batang Airport (YUS):
- In addition to being known as "Yushu Batang Airport", other names for YUS include "玉树巴塘机场" and "Yùshù Batáng Jīchǎng".
- 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 airport played an important role in the delivery of rescue personnel and relief supplies to the area affected by the 2010 Yushu earthquake.
- 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 closest airport to Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) S of YUS.
Facts about Santorini National Airport (JTR):
- The closest airport to Santorini National Airport (JTR) is Paros National Airport (PAS), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNW of JTR.
- In addition to being known as "Santorini National Airport", another name for JTR is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σαντορίνης".
- Santorini National Airport (JTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santorini National Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Santorini National 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.
- The furthest airport from Santorini National Airport (JTR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,453 miles (18,432 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) S | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |     |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) NNW | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 292.00 miles (469.93 km) SW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 4 | 301.36 miles (484.98 km) SE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 341.95 miles (550.31 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 342.64 miles (551.43 km) S | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 348.64 miles (561.09 km) SSW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 349.34 miles (562.21 km) ENE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 375.25 miles (603.90 km) SSW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 10 | 381.69 miles (614.27 km) NE | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 11 | 382.46 miles (615.51 km) SSE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 385.74 miles (620.79 km) E | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 389.33 miles (626.57 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 14 | 389.33 miles (626.57 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 15 | 410.27 miles (660.26 km) SSW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,813.40 miles (19,011.78 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,778.63 miles (18,955.81 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 3 | 11,770.92 miles (18,943.41 km) W | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,764.83 miles (18,933.61 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,733.59 miles (18,883.34 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,731.56 miles (18,880.07 km) W | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,728.73 miles (18,875.52 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,714.67 miles (18,852.88 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,713.59 miles (18,851.14 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,680.26 miles (18,797.51 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,676.86 miles (18,792.04 km) SW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,670.32 miles (18,781.51 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,650.74 miles (18,750.01 km) WSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,650.52 miles (18,749.64 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,646.31 miles (18,742.87 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.55 miles (74.92 km) NNW | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| 2 | 47.52 miles (76.47 km) N | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 3 | 51.34 miles (82.62 km) ENE | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 4 | 59.32 miles (95.47 km) WNW | Milos Island National Airport (MLO) | Milos, Greece | |
| 5 | 71.94 miles (115.78 km) N | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 6 | 75.09 miles (120.85 km) SSW | Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | |
| 7 | 76.51 miles (123.14 km) NNW | Syros National Airport "Demetrius Vikelas" (JSY) | Syros Island, Greece | |
| 8 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) SSE | Sitia Airport (JSH) | Sitia, Crete, Greece | |
| 9 | 91.04 miles (146.51 km) NE | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece | |
| 10 | 93.49 miles (150.46 km) ENE | Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) | Kos Island, Greece | |
| 11 | 95.50 miles (153.70 km) SW | Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) | Chania, Greece | |
| 12 | 100.77 miles (162.18 km) NNE | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 13 | 104.76 miles (168.59 km) SE | Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) | Kasos Island, Greece | |
| 14 | 115.23 miles (185.44 km) SE | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| 15 | 119.13 miles (191.73 km) NE | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.44 miles (18,432.47 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,414.31 miles (18,369.50 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,339.69 miles (18,249.41 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,300.27 miles (18,185.97 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,276.74 miles (18,148.11 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,174.49 miles (17,983.56 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,100.83 miles (17,865.01 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,098.32 miles (17,860.96 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,058.06 miles (17,796.19 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,049.76 miles (17,782.83 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,047.59 miles (17,779.33 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,010.06 miles (17,718.94 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,990.89 miles (17,688.08 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,947.46 miles (17,618.19 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,929.42 miles (17,589.15 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |