Nonstop flight route between Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Calgary International Airport (YYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY), Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,618 miles (or 10,650 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 Calgary International Airport and Nyingchi Mainling 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 Calgary International Airport and Nyingchi Mainling Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYC / CYYC |
Airport Name: | Calgary International Airport |
Location: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'21"N by 114°0'47"W |
Area Served: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3606 feet (1,099 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYC |
More Information: | YYC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LZY / ZUNZ |
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Location: | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°18'11"N by 94°20'7"E |
Area Served: | Nyingchi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9675 feet (2,949 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LZY |
More Information: | LZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Calgary International Airport (YYC):
- Decommissioned runways
- Construction of the new runway resulted in April 2011 in the permanent closure of Barlow Trail and McCall Way's connections between Airport Road and McKnight Boulevard to the south.
- The closest airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Banff Airport (YBA), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) W of YYC.
- Calgary International Airport (YYC) has 4 runways.
- WestJet TAC is the sole provider of ground handling services for WestJet at Calgary International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Comprising gates 1–19, Concourse A is used mostly for domestic outbound flights, although US-bound flights and other international flights sometimes depart from the A-gates.
Facts about Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY):
- Known as one of the world's most difficult airports for aircraft to reach, Nyingchi Airport is situated in the valley of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Southeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, surrounded by over-4,000 metres -high mountains enveloped by clouds and fog throughout the year.
- The closest airport to Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is Along Airport (IXV), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SSE of LZY.
- Because of Nyingchi Mainling Airport's high elevation of 9,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LZY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LZY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nyingchi Mainling Airport", other names for LZY include "林芝米林机场" and "Línzhī Mǐlín Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,567 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.