Today I tell you howáThey are the reasons why planes and flights avoid flying over Tibet and its enormous mountainsñas.
The other díI saw a very interesting image on social networks and they were talking about whyé The planes do not fly over Tibet and that enormous chain mountsñosa, I looked likeó a very interesting topic that I have never talked about beforeídiscussed on the blog.
Really, ¿they avoid flying ahí? As for flying over, óis to pass over the mountainsñas such, sí, but yesí There are flights that connect the few airports in that huge area.
With this context, Let's talk about the reasons whyé the planes they avoid overfly those high mountainsñas, maybe for some of you it is very lógic, but it is neverá by más review it más in depth.
¿Becauseé planes do not fly over Tibet?
On other occasions we have spoken on airplane contrails, the reason why airplanes try to fly as much as possibleás high possible and various topics security toérea, but today's topic is very curious and undoubtedly striking..
The Tíbet is a royalón of Asia central with a surface of 1,2 million kiloósquare meter ¡HUGE! and a populationón of más de 3 millions of inhabitants. Nevertheless, despite its sizeñabout y populationón, the Tíbet is one of the regions máinaccessible parts of the world by air.
Sure to rememberás imágenes of Flight Radar 24 where they talk about «no-fly zones» as is the case with Ukraine and surroundings that at this moment is closed space toéreo because of the armed conflict and Tibet looks the same, as if no one could do it.
Once againón main of this situationón is the altitude. To the kingsón del Tíbet has an average altitude of 4.900 meters, and some of its peaks máhigh s exceed the 8.800 meters, As the Everest.
Great MajoríMost passenger airplanes can fly without problems at altitudes higher than the 5.000 meters. Nevertheless, in case of emergency, Planes must descend to a lower altitude so that passengers can breathe normally than in práethics says it should be 3.048 meters above the ground where we can breathe calmly without need to ox masksígeno.
In the Tíbet, the biggestía of the surface is located at altitudes higher than 3.000 meters, which means that in case of emergency, the planes will not haveíroom to descend to a safe altitude.
For this reason, the biggestíMost international flights not destined for one of the eight Tibetan airports avoid flying over the region.ón. Instead, They choose to make a detour through India or Nepal, They literally skirt the high mountainsñas, so that in case of a emergency can be diverted to areas más low and with más alternatives for a landing without setbacks.
Another difficulty is the turbulence what is a fenóless meteorolólogic that can cause severe shaking to an aircraftón. Usually, turbulence is más common in mountainous areasñcaused by the sudden changes in wind that can be generated to the east, hitting elevations or ravines, and the chain ridesñdare of Tíbet is a royalón prone to turbulence when all these conditions are met.
This accessibility probleméarea has a significant impact on the development of Tíbet. To the kingsón is rich in natural resources, but its isolation makes the transportation of merchandise difficult.íace and people, although famous airport like Lukla They allow adventure tourism in the area with great importance.
Currently, There are two major airports in the Tíbet what isán open to international commercial flights. These airports are Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXAG) and Nyingchi Mainling International Airport (ZYCC). Both airports are located at an altitude of más de 4.000 meters.
In the úlast toños, construction has been proposedón of a new airport in the Tíbet to beía located at an altitude más baja, what willía más accessible to commercial aircraft. Nevertheless, aúThere are no concrete plans for constructionón of this airport that caníto serve as an alternate in emergency situations of airplanes flying over the area.
¿Whaté I looked like youó this informationón?
