Nonstop flight route between Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Kandi, Benin:
Departure Airport:
(32°50'21"N by 97°2'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°8'42"N by 2°56'25"E)
Distance from YUS to KDC:
6,036.62 miles (9,714.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Kandi Airport (KDC), Kandi, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,037 miles (or 9,715 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 Kandi 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 Kandi 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | KDC / DBBK |
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| Location: | Kandi, Benin |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'42"N by 2°56'25"E |
| Area Served: | Kandi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 958 feet (292 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDC |
| More Information: | KDC Maps & Info |
Facts about Yushu Batang Airport (YUS):
- 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 construction of the airport started in 2007.
- 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 closest airport to Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) is Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) S of YUS.
Facts about Kandi Airport (KDC):
- The closest airport to Kandi Airport (KDC) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) NW of KDC.
- The furthest airport from Kandi Airport (KDC) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is nearly antipodal to Kandi Airport (meaning Kandi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wallis Island), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- Kandi Airport (KDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kandi Airport", another name for KDC is "Kandi Airport (Kandi)".
- Because of Kandi Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandi 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.
| 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 | 100.58 miles (161.87 km) NW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 103.69 miles (166.88 km) WNW | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 119.66 miles (192.57 km) WSW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 4 | 125.57 miles (202.09 km) S | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 5 | 133.74 miles (215.24 km) NW | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 133.86 miles (215.42 km) SW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 7 | 152.16 miles (244.88 km) W | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) SW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 9 | 169.61 miles (272.96 km) NNW | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 10 | 185.01 miles (297.75 km) WNW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 214.73 miles (345.58 km) SSE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) S | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 13 | 228.81 miles (368.23 km) WNW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 229.29 miles (369.00 km) NW | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 241.15 miles (388.10 km) W | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,279.11 miles (19,761.27 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,207.75 miles (19,646.42 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,124.19 miles (19,511.94 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 4 | 12,116.27 miles (19,499.20 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 5 | 12,096.12 miles (19,466.77 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,066.51 miles (19,419.11 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,048.87 miles (19,390.73 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,032.40 miles (19,364.22 km) WSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,996.90 miles (19,307.09 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,956.66 miles (19,242.33 km) WSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,956.05 miles (19,241.36 km) SSE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,947.91 miles (19,228.25 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,906.53 miles (19,161.65 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,903.87 miles (19,157.37 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,896.27 miles (19,145.15 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |