Nonstop flight route between Ambon, Indonesia and Santa Cruz, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ), Ambon, Indonesia and Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Santa Cruz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,775 miles (or 17,340 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 Pattimura Airport (PTA) and Viru Viru 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 Pattimura Airport (PTA) and Viru Viru International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ):

• Damri bus company operates 3 times daily between the airport and Ambon city.
• Pattimura Airport (PTA) handled 818 passengers last year.
• Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Pattimura Airport (PTA) (meaning Pattimura Airport (PTA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
• There are multiple ATM's available outside the terminal building near the Damri bus waiting place.
• Because of Pattimura Airport (PTA)'s relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Pattimura Airport (PTA) 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.
• As an alternative, you can also walk to the road and take an angkot to the Poka Ferry for Rp 3,500, and take the ferry to Galala for Rp 1,400, and then take an angkot from Galala into town for about Rp 3,000 depending on where in town you are going.
• The closest airport to Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) is Amahai Airport (AHI), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of AMQ.
• In addition to being known as "Pattimura Airport (PTA)", another name for AMQ is "Bandar Udara Pattimura (PTA)".
• As usual when flying in Indonesia, the airport tax is not included in the ticket price, except when flying Garuda.

Facts about Viru Viru International Airport (VVI):

• Viru Viru is able to handle the largest commercial jets and handles domestic, regional, and international flights from North America and Europe.
• Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is El Trompillo Airport (SRZ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of VVI.
• A new modern airport for Santa Cruz was conceived in 1976, to replace the obsolete El Trompillo Airport.
• The furthest airport from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Viru Viru International Airport (meaning Viru Viru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,631 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.