Nonstop flight route between Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and David, Chiriquí Province, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV), David, Chiriquí Province, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,795 miles (or 15,764 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 Lhasa Gonggar Airport and Enrique Malek International 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 Lhasa Gonggar Airport and Enrique Malek International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXA / ZULS |
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Location: | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°17'52"N by 90°54'42"E |
Area Served: | Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11713 feet (3,570 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXA |
More Information: | LXA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAV / MPDA |
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Location: | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Direccion Nacional De Aeronautica Civil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAV |
More Information: | DAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
- The furthest airport from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Lhasa Gonggar Airport", other names for LXA include "拉萨贡嘎机场ལྷ་ས་གོང་དཀར་རྫོང་" and "Lāsà Gònggá Jīchǎnglha sa gong kar dzong".
- Building an airport in Tibet, which is termed in flying parlance as going over a "hump" in the Tibetan Plateau, has gone through a process of trial and error through many hazardous air routes and several fatal accidents during World War II.
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Lhasa Gonggar Airport's high elevation of 11,713 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV):
- Because of Enrique Malek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Malek International 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.
- Known as David Field or San Jose Field during World War II, the airport was an auxiliary of Howard Field.
- During heavy travel times, the airport registers 900 operations monthly, serving approximately 20,000 passengers from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Central America.
- The closest airport to Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of DAV.
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Malek International Airport (meaning Enrique Malek International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Malek International Airport", another name for DAV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek".
- In October 2009, a campaign for Direct flights between DAV and the USA was relaunched and statistics are being kept of passengers interested in travel along this future route.DAV Direct Blog