Nonstop flight route between Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°32'47"S by 125°31'28"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W)
Distance from DIL to IAH:
9,412.02 miles (15,147.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL), Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,412 miles (or 15,147 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIL / WPDL |
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| Location: | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°32'47"S by 125°31'28"E |
| Operator/Owner: | East Timor Civil Aviation Division |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIL |
| More Information: | DIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
| More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL):
- The closest airport to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Baucau Airport (BCH), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) E of DIL.
- In addition to being known as "Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport", another name for DIL is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato".
- Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, formerly known as Comoro International Airport, is an airport located in Dili, the capital of East Timor.
- The furthest airport from Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (meaning Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zorg en Hoop Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Paramaribo, Suriname.
- Because of Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Nicolau Lobato 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.
- Under Portuguese rule, Baucau Airport, which has a much longer runway, was used for international flights, but following its integration to Indonesia in 1975, this was taken over by the Indonesian military and closed to civilian traffic.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, opened in June 1969.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- There are three main entrances into IAH's terminal areas.
- Houston became the sixth U.S.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.
- Terminal D opened in 1990 as the International Arrivals Building and was later renamed the Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.90 miles (96.40 km) E | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor |     |
| 2 | 62.45 miles (100.50 km) ESE | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 3 | 69.09 miles (111.19 km) SW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) WNW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 169.03 miles (272.03 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 224.72 miles (361.64 km) W | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 224.72 miles (361.66 km) W | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 264.74 miles (426.06 km) W | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 279.25 miles (449.41 km) WSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 292.84 miles (471.28 km) NW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 305.03 miles (490.90 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 333.99 miles (537.50 km) NNE | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 364.65 miles (586.84 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 375.05 miles (603.58 km) NW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 377.73 miles (607.89 km) NNE | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,241.57 miles (19,700.86 km) NNE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 2 | 12,225.46 miles (19,674.91 km) N | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 12,217.53 miles (19,662.16 km) NNE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,212.25 miles (19,653.66 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,194.36 miles (19,624.88 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 6 | 12,185.94 miles (19,611.32 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,160.69 miles (19,570.68 km) ENE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | 12,146.82 miles (19,548.36 km) N | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 9 | 12,143.33 miles (19,542.74 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 10 | 12,141.82 miles (19,540.32 km) ENE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 11 | 12,141.58 miles (19,539.93 km) NNE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 12 | 12,141.28 miles (19,539.45 km) NNW | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 12,130.44 miles (19,522.00 km) N | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,130.26 miles (19,521.72 km) NNE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 15 | 12,115.54 miles (19,498.02 km) NNE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) WNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) WSW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 23.51 miles (37.83 km) SW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) S | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 25.80 miles (41.52 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 27.01 miles (43.47 km) ESE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 28.27 miles (45.49 km) SSE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 31.36 miles (50.47 km) SW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 9 | 54.68 miles (88.01 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) SSE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) S | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 67.64 miles (108.86 km) E | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.21 miles (112.99 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 73.92 miles (118.96 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) SSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,980.75 miles (17,671.75 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,930.08 miles (17,590.21 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.97 miles (17,145.86 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,643.13 miles (17,128.41 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,638.26 miles (17,120.57 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,631.57 miles (17,109.82 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,631.12 miles (17,109.09 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,628.04 miles (17,104.13 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,625.98 miles (17,100.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,621.00 miles (17,092.80 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,608.64 miles (17,072.91 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,604.78 miles (17,066.70 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,589.11 miles (17,041.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,583.34 miles (17,032.19 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,578.77 miles (17,024.83 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |