Nonstop flight route between Boise, Idaho, United States and La Paz, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boise Airport (BOI), Boise, Idaho, United States and El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,141 miles (or 8,274 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 Boise Airport and El Alto 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 Boise Airport and El Alto 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: | BOI / KBOI |
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Location: | Boise, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'51"N by 116°13'22"W |
Area Served: | Boise, Idaho |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2871 feet (875 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOI |
More Information: | BOI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPB / SLLP |
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Location: | La Paz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°30'47"S by 68°11'31"W |
Area Served: | La Paz, Bolivia |
Operator/Owner: | Abertis Airports |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13325 feet (4,061 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPB |
More Information: | LPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Boise Airport (BOI):
- The Boise Airport was fourth in passenger satisfaction in the J.D.
- The field was named Gowen Field in 1941 on July 23, after 1st Lt.
- In addition to being a commercial and general aviation airport, Boise also sees use by the Idaho Air National Guard on the Gowen Field Air National Guard Base portion of the airport.
- The airport can handle minor maintenance and repairs through fixed base operators Jackson Jet Center, Turbo Air and Western Aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Boise Airport", other names for BOI include "Boise Air Terminal" and "Gowen Field".
- Gowen Field Air National Guard Base primarily refers to the military facilities on the south side of the runways, which includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and reserve units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
- Boise is a landing rights airfield requiring international general aviation flights to receive permission from a Customs and Border Protection officer before landing.
- The furthest airport from Boise Airport (BOI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,843 miles (17,451 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Boise Airport Passenger Terminal designed by CSHQA is a three-story, steel-framed 378,000-square-foot state-of-the-art aviation facility.
- Boise Airport (BOI) has 3 runways.
- In 2005 over 3 million passengers passed through the airport.
- The closest airport to Boise Airport (BOI) is Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of BOI.
Facts about El Alto International Airport (LPB):
- In addition to being known as "El Alto International Airport", another name for LPB is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto".
- In 2006, SABSA invested nearly 2.3 million dollars in the reconstruciton of the main terminal.
- El Alto International Airport is an international airport located 8 mi south-west of La Paz, Bolivia.
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) has 2 runways.
- Because of El Alto International Airport's high elevation of 13,325 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LPB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LPB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Apolo Airport (APB), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) N of LPB.
- The Bolivian territory is characterized by extremely eventful relief.
- The furthest airport from El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to El Alto International Airport (meaning El Alto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
- El Alto International Airport handled 833,212 passengers last year.