Nonstop flight route between Pathankot, India and Paro, Bhutan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pathankot Airport (IXP), Pathankot, India and Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan would travel a Great Circle distance of 890 miles (or 1,433 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 relatively short distance between Pathankot Airport and Paro International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXP / VIPK |
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| Location: | Pathankot, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°14'0"N by 75°38'3"E |
| Area Served: | Pathankot |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1017 feet (310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXP |
| More Information: | IXP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBH / VQPR |
| Airport Name: | Paro International Airport |
| Location: | Paro, Bhutan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E |
| Area Served: | Thimphu and Paro District |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7300 feet (2,225 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBH |
| More Information: | PBH Maps & Info |
Facts about Pathankot Airport (IXP):
- The furthest airport from Pathankot Airport (IXP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,974 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Pathankot Airport", another name for IXP is "पठानकोट हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Pathankot Airport (IXP) is Gaggal Airport (DHM), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) E of IXP.
- Pathankot Airport (IXP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Paro International Airport (PBH):
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- The airport has a single, 6,445 feet asphalt runway.
- With surrounding peaks as high as 18,000 ft it is considered one of the world's most challenging airports, and as of October 2009, only eight pilots in the world are certified to land at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Paro International Airport (PBH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In 2012 it was reported that 181,659 passengers used the airport.
- Because of Paro International Airport's high elevation of 7,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PBH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PBH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
