Nonstop flight route between Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°20'26"N by 82°15'2"W)
Distance from AMS to BOC:
5,582.86 miles (8,984.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC), Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,583 miles (or 8,985 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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: | AMS / EHAM |
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| Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
| Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 6 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
| More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOC / MPBO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'26"N by 82°15'2"W |
| Area Served: | Bocas del Toro, Isla Colón, Panama |
| Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOC |
| More Information: | BOC Maps & Info |
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 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.
- Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase, with a few barracks and a field serving as platform and runways.
- Schiphol's name is derived from a former fortification named Fort Schiphol which was part of the Stelling van Amsterdam defence works.
- Other regular users of Schiphol are the Dutch Coast Guard whose aircraft are operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Dienst Luchtvaart Politie and the Dutch Dakota Association.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of the Netherlands, located 20 minutes ) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
- A new General Aviation Terminal was opened in 2011 on the east side of the airport, operated as the KLM Jet Center.
- The furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
Facts about Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC):
- The airport has no control tower, runway lights, or approach lights.
- The airport does not have filtered or treated water.
- Because of Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport", another name for BOC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón"".
- The furthest airport from Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (meaning Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,230 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of BOC.
- Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.56 miles (28.27 km) WSW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands |     |
| 2 | 27.94 miles (44.97 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 33.85 miles (54.48 km) ENE | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 42.54 miles (68.45 km) N | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 51.68 miles (83.17 km) S | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 59.81 miles (96.25 km) SE | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 62.04 miles (99.84 km) SSW | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 64.75 miles (104.20 km) SSE | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 72.09 miles (116.02 km) S | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 10 | 76.03 miles (122.35 km) NNE | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 76.28 miles (122.77 km) SE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 12 | 78.37 miles (126.13 km) S | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 13 | 89.83 miles (144.56 km) E | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 94.77 miles (152.52 km) NE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 97.93 miles (157.60 km) S | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,846.96 miles (19,065.79 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,646.47 miles (18,743.13 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,634.51 miles (18,723.88 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,606.93 miles (18,679.50 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,606.69 miles (18,679.12 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,605.36 miles (18,676.97 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,604.99 miles (18,676.38 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,594.54 miles (18,659.56 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,584.11 miles (18,642.78 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,579.13 miles (18,634.76 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,557.11 miles (18,599.31 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,552.05 miles (18,591.18 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,549.29 miles (18,586.74 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,545.70 miles (18,580.95 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,543.56 miles (18,577.52 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.88 miles (35.21 km) WNW | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 2 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) S | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 3 | 67.65 miles (108.86 km) NW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 70.77 miles (113.90 km) SW | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 74.61 miles (120.06 km) W | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 79.53 miles (127.99 km) SW | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 87.33 miles (140.54 km) WSW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 90.79 miles (146.12 km) SW | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 104.30 miles (167.86 km) WSW | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 120.82 miles (194.44 km) NW | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 121.62 miles (195.73 km) WNW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 124.39 miles (200.18 km) SE | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 13 | 128.27 miles (206.43 km) W | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 133.88 miles (215.46 km) NW | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 135.51 miles (218.08 km) WNW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.39 miles (19,682.86 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,944.49 miles (19,222.75 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,918.79 miles (19,181.39 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,890.89 miles (19,136.49 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,874.66 miles (19,110.36 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,854.27 miles (19,077.55 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,828.66 miles (19,036.34 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,820.67 miles (19,023.47 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,787.89 miles (18,970.72 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,784.27 miles (18,964.89 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,776.02 miles (18,951.62 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,767.93 miles (18,938.60 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,743.86 miles (18,899.86 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,713.42 miles (18,850.88 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,710.83 miles (18,846.71 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |