Nonstop flight route between La Paz, Bolivia and Port Townsend, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia and Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD), Port Townsend, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,584 miles (or 8,986 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 Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield, 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 Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Alto International Airport (LPB):

• 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 (LPB) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "El Alto International Airport", another name for LPB is "Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto".
• 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 handled 833,212 passengers last year.
• The Bolivian air transport started in 1916, when the Military school of Aviation was formed in La Paz.

Facts about Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD):

• In addition to being known as "Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield", another name for TWD is "0S9".
• The closest airport to Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNE of TWD.
• Because of Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield 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.
• Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,752 miles (17,303 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.