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Leh to ShiquanheVILH → ZUAL

Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (VILH / IXL) in Leh, India to Ngari Gunsa Airport (ZUAL / NGQ) in Shiquanhe, China is 176 nautical miles — 326 kilometres, or 203 statute miles — on the great circle, on an initial bearing of 133°. A business jet at Mach 0.85 and FL410 takes about 0h 50m block time in still air.

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NAUTICAL MILES
176
KILOMETRES
326
STATUTE MILES
203
INITIAL BEARING
133°
BLOCK TIME
0h 50m
M0.85 · FL410 · still air

Can the aeroplane make it?

Range here is usable range — book range at long-range cruise, less a reserve allowance. It is the figure that decides whether the leg closes, and it is the question most mappers do not answer.

G650ER7,300 nm usable · 2%clears
G5506,550 nm usable · 3%clears
Global 75007,500 nm usable · 2%clears
Falcon 8X6,250 nm usable · 3%clears
Falcon 7X5,750 nm usable · 3%clears
Challenger 3503,000 nm usable · 6%clears
A350-9008,250 nm usable · 2%clears
B777-300ER7,120 nm usable · 2%clears
A320neo3,150 nm usable · 6%clears
A3203,150 nm usable · 6%clears
B737 MAX 83,250 nm usable · 5%clears
B737-8002,850 nm usable · 6%clears
An-1242,950 nm usable · 6%clears
Concorde3,650 nm usable · 5%clears
King Air 2001,400 nm usable · 13%clears
ATR 721,300 nm usable · 14%clears
Dash 8 Q4001,100 nm usable · 16%clears

How far from an airport?

Nowhere on the great circle is more than 26 minutes from a suitable airport at the one-engine diversion speed Overfly uses (430 kt in still air), so a twin-engine aircraft flies it under the 60-minute rule, with no ETOPS approval needed.

A suitable airport here is one OurAirports classes as large with a runway of 8,000 ft or more. An operator’s real alternates also depend on weather, fire cover and approval, and its diversion speed on the type. More in equal-time points and ETOPS, explained.

The two fields

VILH / IXL
Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
Leh, Ladakh, India34.1359, 77.54653256 m · 10,682 ft elevationlongest runway 07L/25R · 2,755 m
ZUAL / NGQ
Ngari Gunsa Airport
Shiquanhe, Tibet Autonomous Region, China32.0979, 80.05404274 m · 14,022 ft elevationlongest runway 15/33 · 4,500 m

Questions people ask about this route

How far is it from Leh (VILH) to Shiquanhe (ZUAL)?

176 nautical miles. That is 326 kilometres or 203 statute miles, measured as a great circle between Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport and Ngari Gunsa Airport.

How long is the flight from Leh to Shiquanhe?

About 0h 50m block time for a business jet cruising at Mach 0.85 at FL410 in still air, including 30 minutes of taxi, climb and descent. Wind moves that figure in either direction — eastbound across the North Atlantic or the Pacific it can be an hour or more. This page is deliberately still-air so the figure is stable and citable; to apply the month's average upper winds from NOAA, open the route in the mapper and switch on seasonal winds.

What is the initial bearing from Leh (VILH) to Shiquanhe (ZUAL)?

133° true at the departure point. A great circle changes heading continuously, so this is the initial bearing, not a constant one.

Which aircraft can fly Leh to Shiquanhe non-stop?

Of the types Overfly carries, G650ER, G550, Global 7500, Falcon 8X, Falcon 7X, Challenger 350, A350-900, B777-300ER, A320neo, A320, B737 MAX 8, B737-800, An-124, Concorde, King Air 200, ATR 72, Dash 8 Q400 clear it on usable range — that is book range less a reserve allowance.

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