Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belluno, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belluno Airport (BLX), Belluno, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,633 miles (or 7,456 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Belluno 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Belluno Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLX / LIDB |
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Location: | Belluno, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°10'0"N by 12°14'53"E |
Area Served: | Belluno, Italy |
Airport Type: | Aero Club |
Elevation: | 1240 feet (378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLX |
More Information: | BLX Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997.
- In 1994, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France signed the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, which allows for joint Franco-Dutch border controls on so-called "risk flights".
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- PJIA is equipped with VOR/DME and NDB.
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The new four-story terminal building offers 27,000 square metres of floor space and is fully air-conditioned.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana 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.
- Because the approach to Runway 10 is over water, pilots can become disoriented regarding their perceived altitude when operating under visual flight rules.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Belluno Airport (BLX):
- The closest airport to Belluno Airport (BLX) is Aviano Air Base (AVB), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of BLX.
- Belluno Airport (BLX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Belluno Airport (BLX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,982 miles (19,282 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Belluno Airport", another name for BLX is "Aeroporto di Belluno".