Nonstop flight route between Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia and Camp Springs, Maryland, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Apolo Airport (APB), Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia and Andrews Field (ADW), Camp Springs, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,746 miles (or 6,028 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 Apolo Airport and Andrews Field, 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 Apolo Airport and Andrews Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APB / SLAP |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°49'5"S by 68°22'11"W |
Area Served: | Apolo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4642 feet (1,415 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from APB |
More Information: | APB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADW / KADW |
Airport Name: | Andrews Field |
Location: | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°48'38"N by 76°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from ADW |
More Information: | ADW Maps & Info |
Facts about Apolo Airport (APB):
- The closest airport to Apolo Airport (APB) is Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ENE of APB.
- In addition to being known as "Apolo Airport", another name for APB is "Apolo Airport (Apolo)".
- Because of Apolo Airport's high elevation of 4,642 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Apolo Airport (APB) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Apolo Airport (meaning Apolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- Apolo Airport (APB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Andrews Field (ADW):
- On 5 January 2005 the Air Force reactivated the Air Force District of Washington as the single Air Force voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint solutions within the National Capital Region.
- During Operation Desert Storm, Andrews handled 16,540 patients in makeshift hospital facilities located in the base tennis center.
- The closest airport to Andrews Field (ADW) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of ADW.
- The furthest airport from Andrews Field (ADW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the late 1950s Andrews began an annual open house and air show on base.
- The host unit at Andrews is the 11th Wing, assigned to the Air Force District of Washington.
- Andrews transferred from the Army to the 1947 United States Air Force and Headquarters Command held command reins at Andrews from 1947 through 1952 and again after 1957.
- The airfield had 5,500 feet runways by 1944 when the 90th Fighter Control Squadron was formed, and the last Camp Springs combat units departed for WWII combat on 10 April 1944.
- Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942.