Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Paphos, Cyprus:
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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 Paphos International Airport (PFO), Paphos, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,821 miles (or 9,368 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 Paphos 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Paphos 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: | 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: | PFO / LCPH |
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Location: | Paphos, Cyprus |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'5"N by 32°29'5"E |
Area Served: | Paphos, Coral Bay, Polis |
Operator/Owner: | Republic of Cyprus |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PFO |
More Information: | PFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- 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.
- Although the airport is as close to the beach as it is, there have only been 2 major accidents.
- Since official opening of the new control tower, PJIA air traffic controllers have two radar systems at their disposal with ranges of 50 nautical miles and 250 nautical miles.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Runway 10/28 was renumbered from 09/27 in late 2008.
- 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.
- 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 main apron measures 72,500 square metres with another 5,000 square metres on Eastern apron.
- If traffic develops as forecast, Phase III of the masterplan will be executed, consisting of an extension of the new terminal building and the construction of a full parallel taxiway system.
Facts about Paphos International Airport (PFO):
- Paphos International Airport (PFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Paphos International Airport handled 224,279 passengers last year.
- There is a limited bus service to Paphos Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Paphos International Airport", another name for PFO is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας ΠάφουBaf Uluslararası Havaalanı".
- Refrigerated storage, health officials, and X-ray equipment are among some of the facilities provided for cargo.
- According to the airport operator, Paphos Airport served 1,744,011 passengers in 2007.
- Because of Paphos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Paphos 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 furthest airport from Paphos International Airport (PFO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,557 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Paphos International Airport (PFO) is RAF Akrotiri (AKT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of PFO.