Nonstop flight route between Garachiné, Panama and Leeuwarden, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(8°3'53"N by 78°22'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E)
Distance from GHE to LWR:
5,529.97 miles (8,899.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garachiné Airport (GHE), Garachiné, Panama and Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,530 miles (or 8,900 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 Garachiné Airport and Leeuwarden Air Base, 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 Garachiné Airport and Leeuwarden Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHE / |
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| Location: | Garachiné, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°3'53"N by 78°22'0"W |
| Area Served: | Garachiné, Darién Province, Panama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHE |
| More Information: | GHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
| More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Facts about Garachiné Airport (GHE):
- The furthest airport from Garachiné Airport (GHE) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Garachiné Airport (meaning Garachiné Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,142 miles (19,541 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Garachiné Airport (GHE) is Contadora Airport (OTD), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NW of GHE.
- In addition to being known as "Garachiné Airport", another name for GHE is "Aeropuerto de Garachiné".
- Garachiné Airport (GHE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- Leeuwarden Air Base is also one of the three military airbases, which organises the annual public open days of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, consisting of an air show and static exhibits.
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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 closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- The airport of Leeuwarden was built in 1938, and originally was used as an airport between Schiphol – Eelde.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.99 miles (96.54 km) NW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama |     |
| 2 | 74.67 miles (120.17 km) NE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 79.34 miles (127.69 km) ENE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 4 | 80.86 miles (130.13 km) NNE | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 5 | 86.47 miles (139.17 km) N | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 6 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) NW | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | 102.64 miles (165.18 km) NW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 114.29 miles (183.93 km) E | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 9 | 122.31 miles (196.84 km) W | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 10 | 135.89 miles (218.70 km) NW | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 11 | 144.91 miles (233.22 km) SSE | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 12 | 176.39 miles (283.86 km) W | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 13 | 179.52 miles (288.90 km) SSE | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 14 | 181.41 miles (291.94 km) ENE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 15 | 202.29 miles (325.56 km) SE | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,142.40 miles (19,541.25 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,124.97 miles (19,513.21 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,114.77 miles (19,496.78 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,093.48 miles (19,462.51 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,067.28 miles (19,420.36 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,055.54 miles (19,401.46 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,023.88 miles (19,350.51 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,022.31 miles (19,347.98 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,021.79 miles (19,347.14 km) W | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,003.84 miles (19,318.25 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,003.41 miles (19,317.57 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,981.30 miles (19,281.99 km) W | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,971.67 miles (19,266.49 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,955.04 miles (19,239.72 km) W | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,928.27 miles (19,196.64 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) ESE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 45.81 miles (73.73 km) WSW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.57 miles (74.95 km) ENE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) S | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 61.59 miles (99.12 km) E | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 6 | 76.03 miles (122.35 km) SSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 81.00 miles (130.36 km) SE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) SW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) SE | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 10 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) ENE | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NE | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 113.50 miles (182.66 km) S | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.25 miles (18,955.21 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,579.24 miles (18,634.93 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,564.23 miles (18,610.78 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.21 miles (18,576.94 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.21 miles (18,564.08 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,533.22 miles (18,560.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,532.76 miles (18,560.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,531.09 miles (18,557.44 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,516.42 miles (18,533.83 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.93 miles (18,513.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.10 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,484.77 miles (18,482.91 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,478.45 miles (18,472.73 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,471.53 miles (18,461.60 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,469.75 miles (18,458.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |