Nonstop flight route between Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Maniitsoq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and Maniitsoq Airport (JSU), Maniitsoq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,614 miles (or 9,036 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 Maniitsoq 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 Maniitsoq 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: | JSU / BGMQ |
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Location: | Maniitsoq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'44"N by 52°56'21"W |
Area Served: | Maniitsoq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 91 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSU |
More Information: | JSU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA):
- 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".
- Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) has 2 runways.
- Given the frequency of strong air currents picking up in the afternoon, most flights into the airport are scheduled in the morning.
- At an elevation of 3,500 metres above sea level, the airport is one of the highest in the world.
- The airport has parking facilities for five Airbus A340 or seven Boeing 757 aircraft.
- The airport is connected to the rest of China, which includes cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Chongqing, Xian, Xining, Kunming, Diqing and Chamdo Region.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pilots landing at Lhasa Gonggar Airport must be specially trained in handling manoeuvres at landing at the high altitude of 3,700 metres.
Facts about Maniitsoq Airport (JSU):
- The furthest airport from Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,689 miles (17,203 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Maniitsoq Airport's relatively low elevation of 91 feet, planes can take off or land at Maniitsoq 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.
- In addition to being known as "Maniitsoq Airport", other names for JSU include "Mittarfik Maniitsoq" and "Maniitsoq Lufthavn".
- Maniitsoq Airport handled 8,829 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) is Nuuk Airport (GOH), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SSE of JSU.