Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Cochabamba, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°25'14"S by 66°10'36"W)
Distance from BHM to CBB:
3,774.77 miles (6,074.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB), Cochabamba, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,775 miles (or 6,075 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Jorge Wilstermann International 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Jorge Wilstermann International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM |
| Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport |
| Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W |
| Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHM |
| More Information: | BHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBB / SLCB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°25'14"S by 66°10'36"W |
| Area Served: | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| Operator/Owner: | abertis airports |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 8360 feet (2,548 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBB |
| More Information: | CBB Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The 1974 terminal was built in the International style of architecture popular for American commercial and institutional buildings from the 1950s through the late 1970s.
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the early 1990s Runway 18/36 was extended to 7,100 feet, allowing use by airline jets.
- On June 23, 2008 Birmingham city mayor Larry Langford announced his proposal to rename the airport as the Fred L.
- The airport opened on May 31, 1931 with a two-story, white, Georgian style terminal and a single east-west runway.
Facts about Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 8,360 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Jorge Wilstermann International Airport", another name for CBB is "Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann".
- The closest airport to Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) is Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SSE of CBB.
- Because of Jorge Wilstermann International Airport's high elevation of 8,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CBB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CBB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Jorge Wilstermann International Airport handled 670,898 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) is Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (meaning Jorge Wilstermann International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Haikou Meilan International Airport), and is located 12,156 miles (19,564 kilometers) away in Haikou, Hainan, China.
- Jorge Wilstermann International Airport, known in Spanish as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Wilstermann is an airport serving Cochabamba, a city in the Cochabamba department of Bolivia.
- Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.97 miles (46.61 km) E | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 40.37 miles (64.96 km) E | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 47.42 miles (76.31 km) NE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) E | Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) | Anniston, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 54.95 miles (88.43 km) WSW | Tuscaloosa Regional AirportVan De Graaff Field (TCL) | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 63.97 miles (102.94 km) SE | Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX) | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 74.17 miles (119.37 km) N | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) N | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 77.12 miles (124.11 km) N | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) WNW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 84.92 miles (136.66 km) SSE | Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 85.39 miles (137.43 km) S | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 89.23 miles (143.60 km) WSW | George Downer Airport (AIV) | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 89.73 miles (144.40 km) SSE | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 93.20 miles (149.99 km) SE | Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,183.49 miles (17,998.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,164.75 miles (17,967.87 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,146.56 miles (17,938.61 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,140.92 miles (17,929.52 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,139.96 miles (17,927.98 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,128.88 miles (17,910.14 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,126.11 miles (17,905.69 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,126.05 miles (17,905.59 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,121.47 miles (17,898.23 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,114.51 miles (17,887.02 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,110.02 miles (17,879.81 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,075.07 miles (17,823.55 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,070.32 miles (17,815.91 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,063.09 miles (17,804.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,035.96 miles (17,760.61 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 124.13 miles (199.77 km) SSE | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 147.20 miles (236.90 km) WNW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 180.53 miles (290.53 km) NNW | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 198.26 miles (319.07 km) NNE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 199.75 miles (321.47 km) E | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 200.99 miles (323.46 km) E | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 212.14 miles (341.40 km) NNE | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 8 | 213.76 miles (344.02 km) SSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 224.67 miles (361.57 km) NNW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 224.85 miles (361.86 km) ENE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 231.34 miles (372.31 km) NW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 248.94 miles (400.62 km) SE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) N | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 281.04 miles (452.29 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 15 | 281.04 miles (452.29 km) WSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,156.36 miles (19,563.72 km) NE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,140.41 miles (19,538.05 km) ENE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 12,118.60 miles (19,502.95 km) N | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 12,109.74 miles (19,488.68 km) N | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 5 | 12,099.74 miles (19,472.59 km) N | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 6 | 12,099.01 miles (19,471.43 km) N | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 7 | 12,090.62 miles (19,457.92 km) NE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 12,076.23 miles (19,434.75 km) N | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 12,070.20 miles (19,425.05 km) ENE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,052.75 miles (19,396.97 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,044.73 miles (19,384.06 km) N | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 12,042.59 miles (19,380.62 km) N | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 12,038.76 miles (19,374.45 km) NE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,026.97 miles (19,355.48 km) NE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,026.15 miles (19,354.17 km) E | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |