Nonstop flight route between Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire and Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
Departure Airport:
(8°8'3"N by 5°3'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E)
Distance from KTC to BPX:
6,646.17 miles (10,695.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katiola Airport (KTC), Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire and Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX), Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,646 miles (or 10,696 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 Katiola Airport and Qamdo Bamda 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 Katiola Airport and Qamdo Bamda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTC / |
| Airport Name: | Katiola Airport |
| Location: | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°8'3"N by 5°3'55"W |
| Area Served: | Katiola |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTC |
| More Information: | KTC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPX / ZUBD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'12"N by 97°6'30"E |
| Area Served: | Qamdo, Tibet, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14436 feet (4,400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPX |
| More Information: | BPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Katiola Airport (KTC):
- The furthest airport from Katiola Airport (KTC) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Katiola Airport (meaning Katiola Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Katiola Airport (KTC) is Bouaké Airport (BYK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) S of KTC.
Facts about Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX):
- Because of Qamdo Bamda Airport's high elevation of 14,436 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Yushu Batang Airport (YUS), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) N of BPX.
- The furthest airport from Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is located 11,747 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- The airport is 2.5 hours by mountain road from the county seat of Qamdo.
- In addition to being known as "Qamdo Bamda Airport", other names for BPX include "昌都邦达机场" and "Chāngdū Bāngdá Jīchǎng".
- At an elevation of 4,334 m above sea level, Qamdo Airport was formerly the highest airport in the world.
- Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.33 miles (43.99 km) S | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire |     |
| 2 | 87.52 miles (140.85 km) SSW | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 92.83 miles (149.40 km) NNW | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 101.68 miles (163.64 km) N | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 106.50 miles (171.40 km) SSE | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 133.77 miles (215.29 km) SW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 7 | 136.67 miles (219.95 km) NW | Boundiali Airport (BXI) | Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 153.90 miles (247.68 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 157.78 miles (253.93 km) E | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 158.94 miles (255.79 km) ENE | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 162.98 miles (262.29 km) S | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 178.03 miles (286.51 km) N | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 182.67 miles (293.98 km) WSW | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 194.82 miles (313.54 km) ESE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 15 | 196.08 miles (315.56 km) WNW | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,144.20 miles (19,544.14 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,034.49 miles (19,367.58 km) SSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,962.59 miles (19,251.87 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,855.05 miles (19,078.81 km) S | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,836.00 miles (19,048.15 km) S | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,815.48 miles (19,015.13 km) SE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 11,815.46 miles (19,015.10 km) SSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,798.90 miles (18,988.45 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 11,798.40 miles (18,987.64 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,788.96 miles (18,972.45 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,785.30 miles (18,966.56 km) SE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,773.65 miles (18,947.81 km) SE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,767.87 miles (18,938.50 km) S | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,761.86 miles (18,928.84 km) SSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,753.41 miles (18,915.23 km) SE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 157.97 miles (254.23 km) N | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 2 | 187.18 miles (301.24 km) WSW | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 3 | 189.77 miles (305.41 km) SSW | Tezu Airport (TEI) | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 4 | 195.73 miles (315.00 km) ESE | Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY) | Daocheng, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 198.84 miles (320.00 km) SSW | Pasighat Airport (IXT) | Pasighat (Passighat), India | |
| 6 | 215.15 miles (346.25 km) SW | Along Airport (IXV) | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 245.72 miles (395.45 km) SE | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) | Dibrugarh, India | |
| 9 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) SSW | Dibrugarh Airport (MOH) | Mohanbari, India | |
| 10 | 248.81 miles (400.43 km) SW | Daporijo Airport (DEP) | Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| 11 | 284.96 miles (458.60 km) SW | Ziro Airport (ZER) | Ziro, India | |
| 12 | 289.50 miles (465.90 km) SW | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| 13 | 318.34 miles (512.32 km) SW | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 14 | 327.27 miles (526.69 km) SSW | Khamti Airport (KHM) | Khamti, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 328.39 miles (528.49 km) SE | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,746.53 miles (18,904.17 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,737.78 miles (18,890.08 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,732.07 miles (18,880.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 11,727.49 miles (18,873.52 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,701.15 miles (18,831.13 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,686.32 miles (18,807.26 km) SW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,649.92 miles (18,748.69 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,636.14 miles (18,726.50 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,635.50 miles (18,725.48 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,624.43 miles (18,707.66 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,599.93 miles (18,668.23 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,594.16 miles (18,658.95 km) WSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,593.81 miles (18,658.39 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,592.26 miles (18,655.89 km) SW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,587.80 miles (18,648.71 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |