Nonstop flight route between Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and McCarthy, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA), Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China and McCarthy Airport (MXY), McCarthy, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,487 miles (or 8,831 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 McCarthy 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 McCarthy 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: | MXY / PAMX |
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Location: | McCarthy, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°26'12"N by 142°54'12"W |
Area Served: | McCarthy, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1531 feet (467 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXY |
More Information: | MXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lhasa Gonggar Airport (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.
- Given the frequency of strong air currents picking up in the afternoon, most flights into the airport are scheduled in the morning.
- In 1965 the Gonggar Airport was constructed.
- 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".
- 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 is the airport serving Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- The closest airport to Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) is Shigatse Peace Airport (RKZ), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) W of LXA.
- 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.
Facts about McCarthy Airport (MXY):
- The furthest airport from McCarthy Airport (MXY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,473 miles (16,855 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to McCarthy Airport (MXY) is May Creek Airport (MYK), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SE of MXY.
- In addition to being known as "McCarthy Airport", another name for MXY is "15Z".
- McCarthy Airport (MXY) currently has only 1 runway.
- McCarthy Airport has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,500 by 60 feet.