Nonstop flight route between La Paz, Bolivia and Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia and Campbeltown Airport (CAL), Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,151 miles (or 9,899 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 El Alto International Airport and Campbeltown 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 El Alto International Airport and Campbeltown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAL / EGEC |
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Location: | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°26'15"N by 5°41'17"W |
Area Served: | Campbeltown |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAL |
More Information: | CAL Maps & Info |
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".
- On 1 March 1997, the Government of Bolivia entered into a 25-year contract with Airport Group International to operate the three largest airports in Bolivia – El Alto Airport in La Paz, Jorge Wilstermann Airport in Cochabamba and Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz.
- The Bolivian territory is characterized by extremely eventful relief.
- 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.
- El Alto International Airport is an international airport located 8 mi south-west of La Paz, Bolivia.
- 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.
- The closest airport to El Alto International Airport (LPB) is Apolo Airport (APB), which is located 118 miles (189 kilometers) N of LPB.
- El Alto International Airport (LPB) has 2 runways.
- El Alto International Airport handled 833,212 passengers last year.
Facts about Campbeltown Airport (CAL):
- The closest airport to Campbeltown Airport (CAL) is Islay Airport (ILY), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of CAL.
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Campbeltown Airport", other names for CAL include "Port-adhair Cheann Loch Chille Chiarain", "RAF Machrihanish" and "MoD Machrihanish".
- At 3,049 m, the original runway 11/29 at Campbeltown Airport is the longest of any public airport in Scotland.
- Because of Campbeltown Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Campbeltown 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.
- The furthest airport from Campbeltown Airport (CAL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Permanent full-time military operations ceased in 1997.
- Campbeltown Airport handled 9,181 passengers last year.