Nonstop flight route between Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil and Colón, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil and Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX), Colón, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,949 miles (or 4,746 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport and Enrique Adolfo Jiménez 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport and Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAZ / SBLP |
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| Location: | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°15'41"S by 43°24'26"W |
| Area Served: | Bom Jesus da Lapa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1454 feet (443 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAZ |
| More Information: | LAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONX / MPEJ |
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| Location: | Colón, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°21'24"N by 79°52'3"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ONX |
| More Information: | ONX Maps & Info |
Facts about Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ):
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The furthest airport from Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (meaning Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport", another name for LAZ is "Aeroporto de Bom Jesus da Lapa".
- The closest airport to Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) is Guanambi Airport (GNM), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SE of LAZ.
- Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX):
- The furthest airport from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (meaning Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- With the end of World War II France Airfield was reduced in scope, with most units being moved to Albrook or Howard Fields.
- With the return of the Canal Zone to Panama on 1 October 1979, the airport was renamed for Enrique Adolfo Jiménez, who served as Panamanian president from 1945 to 1948.
- The closest airport to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of ONX.
- By 1930, the expanding Air Corps in the Canal Zone required a new organization.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport", another name for ONX is "Aeropuerto Enrique Adolfo Jiménez".
- In 1994, this airport was the departure point for Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901, later downed by terrorists.
- France Air Force Base was deactivated on 1 November 1949 by the United States Air Force due to budgetary reductions, and turned into a civil airport in the United States Canal Zone and renamed Colon Airport.
- Because of Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Adolfo Jiménez 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.
- During the early 1920s, France Field was expanded, as the defense of the Panama Canal was the major overseas concern of the Air Service.
- Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Prior to its use as a civil airport, the facility was a United States Army military airfield, established in 1918.
- With the end of the war in November 1918, the wartime forces of the United States were rapidly demobilized.
