Nonstop flight route between Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Tchien, Liberia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), Yushu County, Qinghai, China and Tchien Airport (THC), Tchien, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,861 miles (or 11,042 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 Tchien 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 Tchien Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Yushu Batang Airport (YUS):

• Yushu Batang Airport has a 3,800 meter-long runway, and can receive A319 aircraft.
• 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.
• 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".
• 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 Tchien Airport (THC):

• Tchien Airport (THC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Tchien Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Tchien 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 closest airport to Tchien Airport (THC) is Guiglo Airport (GGO), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of THC.
• The furthest airport from Tchien Airport (THC) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Tchien Airport (meaning Tchien Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,022 miles (19,347 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.