Nonstop flight route between Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Fallon, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), Fallon, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,315 miles (or 11,772 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 Fallon Municipal 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 Fallon Municipal 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: | FLX / KFLX |
Airport Name: | Fallon Municipal Airport |
Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'57"N by 118°44'56"W |
Area Served: | Fallon, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fallon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3963 feet (1,208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLX |
More Information: | FLX Maps & Info |
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- 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.
- 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".
- In 1965 the Gonggar Airport was constructed.
- At an elevation of 3,570 metres, Lhasa Airport is one of the highest in the world.
- Pilots landing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport must be specially trained in handling manoeuvres at landing at the high altitude of 3,700 metres.
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- A new highway between Lhasa and the Gonggar Airport has been built by the Transportation Department of Tibet at a cost of RMB 1.5 billion yuan.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
Facts about Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX):
- The furthest airport from Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,138 miles (17,925 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) is Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of FLX.
- Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) has 2 runways.