Nonstop flight route between Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Rurrenabaque, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°25'39"S by 67°29'53"W)
Distance from DIG to RBQ:
11,199.35 miles (18,023.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China and Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), Rurrenabaque, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,199 miles (or 18,024 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10761 feet (3,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIG |
| More Information: | DIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBQ / SLRQ |
| Airport Name: | Rurrenabaque Airport |
| Location: | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°25'39"S by 67°29'53"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 898 feet (274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBQ |
| More Information: | RBQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- Because of Dêqên Shangri-La Airport's high elevation of 10,761 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Dêqên Shangri-La Airport", other names for DIG include "迪庆香格里拉机场" and "Díqìng Xiānggélǐlā Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,866 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
Facts about Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ):
- The closest airport to Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) ESE of RBQ.
- The furthest airport from Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Rurrenabaque Airport (meaning Rurrenabaque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rurrenabaque Airport's relatively low elevation of 898 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurrenabaque 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 | 84.53 miles (136.04 km) SSE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 108.13 miles (174.02 km) NNE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 3 | 153.21 miles (246.56 km) SSE | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 153.70 miles (247.35 km) E | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 5 | 191.92 miles (308.86 km) S | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 6 | 206.94 miles (333.04 km) SSW | Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ) | Tengchong, Yunnan, China | |
| 7 | 216.63 miles (348.63 km) W | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 244.70 miles (393.81 km) SSW | Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM) | Mang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 9 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) NW | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 10 | 251.92 miles (405.43 km) E | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 11 | 262.93 miles (423.14 km) W | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 12 | 273.92 miles (440.83 km) SE | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |
| 13 | 276.38 miles (444.78 km) WSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 14 | 281.01 miles (452.24 km) S | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 285.77 miles (459.91 km) W | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,865.74 miles (19,096.02 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,830.75 miles (19,039.69 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,828.98 miles (19,036.85 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,800.91 miles (18,991.68 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,779.36 miles (18,956.99 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,753.28 miles (18,915.03 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 11,752.32 miles (18,913.49 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,750.72 miles (18,910.90 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,717.86 miles (18,858.01 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,685.90 miles (18,806.58 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,675.80 miles (18,790.33 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,666.65 miles (18,775.61 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,660.46 miles (18,765.64 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,634.61 miles (18,724.05 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,624.93 miles (18,708.47 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.49 miles (94.13 km) ESE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 64.23 miles (103.36 km) WSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 132.50 miles (213.24 km) E | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 4 | 145.67 miles (234.44 km) ENE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 151.35 miles (243.57 km) SSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 170.94 miles (275.10 km) NW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 7 | 174.59 miles (280.97 km) E | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 191.54 miles (308.25 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 9 | 224.67 miles (361.57 km) SSE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 226.29 miles (364.18 km) NNW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 11 | 238.36 miles (383.61 km) ENE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 247.77 miles (398.75 km) NNW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 13 | 249.19 miles (401.03 km) ENE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 249.53 miles (401.58 km) NNW | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 253.38 miles (407.78 km) NNE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,202.76 miles (19,638.40 km) E | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,174.48 miles (19,592.87 km) ENE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,159.46 miles (19,568.70 km) NE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,129.01 miles (19,519.70 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,118.36 miles (19,502.56 km) ENE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,103.06 miles (19,477.94 km) ENE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,099.71 miles (19,472.54 km) NE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 8 | 12,089.27 miles (19,455.75 km) ENE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,063.87 miles (19,414.88 km) E | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 12,033.12 miles (19,365.38 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 11 | 11,976.66 miles (19,274.52 km) NE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 11,970.25 miles (19,264.19 km) ENE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 11,946.94 miles (19,226.70 km) NNE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 11,925.70 miles (19,192.51 km) W | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,923.95 miles (19,189.68 km) E | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |