Nonstop flight route between St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States and Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States and Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ), Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,177 miles (or 11,550 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 St. Marys Municipal Airport and Ngari Gunsa 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 St. Marys Municipal Airport and Ngari Gunsa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STQ / KOYM |
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Location: | St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°24'45"N by 78°30'8"W |
Area Served: | St. Marys, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. Marys |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1934 feet (589 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STQ |
More Information: | STQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NGQ / ZUAL |
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Location: | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'30"N by 80°3'10"E |
Area Served: | Shiquanhe |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 14022 feet (4,274 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from NGQ |
More Information: | NGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ):
- St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "St. Marys Municipal Airport", another name for STQ is "OYM".
- The airport covers 283 acres.
- The furthest airport from St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,533 miles (18,560 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) is DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of STQ.
Facts about Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ):
- In addition to being known as "Ngari Gunsa Airport", other names for NGQ include "阿里昆莎机场ལྷ་ས་གོང་དཀར་རྫོང་" and "Ālǐ Kūnshā Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) is Bhuntar Airport (KUU), which is located 171 miles (275 kilometers) W of NGQ.
- Because of Ngari Gunsa Airport's high elevation of 14,022 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at NGQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make NGQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.