Nonstop flight route between La Paz, Bolivia and Quibdó, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(16°30'47"S by 68°11'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W)
Distance from LPB to UIB:
1,639.22 miles (2,638.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Alto International Airport (LPB), La Paz, Bolivia and El Caraño Airport (UIB), Quibdó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,639 miles (or 2,638 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 El Alto International Airport and El Caraño Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPB / SLLP |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | UIB / SKUI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Quibdó, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIB |
| More Information: | UIB Maps & Info |
Facts about El Alto International Airport (LPB):
- In 2006, SABSA invested nearly 2.3 million dollars in the reconstruciton of the main terminal.
- 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.
- 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 airport is located in the city of El Alto and has served since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new passenger terminal with modern facilities was built.
- 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.
- El Alto International Airport is an international airport located 8 mi south-west of La Paz, Bolivia.
- 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".
Facts about El Caraño Airport (UIB):
- The closest airport to El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of UIB.
- Because of El Caraño Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at El Caraño 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 El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to El Caraño Airport (meaning El Caraño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Caraño Airport", another name for UIB is "Aeropuerto El Caraño".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 117.72 miles (189.45 km) N | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia |     |
| 2 | 147.20 miles (236.90 km) ESE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 148.82 miles (239.50 km) NE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 149.25 miles (240.19 km) WNW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 5 | 151.35 miles (243.57 km) NNE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 7 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 8 | 223.56 miles (359.79 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 225.03 miles (362.16 km) W | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 229.56 miles (369.43 km) NE | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 11 | 247.29 miles (397.97 km) ENE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 257.25 miles (414.01 km) SE | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 264.45 miles (425.59 km) NE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 278.21 miles (447.74 km) NNW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 15 | 286.02 miles (460.30 km) SSE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,236.23 miles (19,692.25 km) NE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,216.98 miles (19,661.28 km) ENE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,195.30 miles (19,626.38 km) E | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,184.38 miles (19,608.81 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 5 | 12,181.40 miles (19,604.01 km) NE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,164.69 miles (19,577.12 km) E | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,098.24 miles (19,470.18 km) NNE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 8 | 12,079.93 miles (19,440.72 km) NNE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,074.36 miles (19,431.75 km) NE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,062.04 miles (19,411.93 km) ENE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 11 | 12,052.69 miles (19,396.88 km) NNE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,043.70 miles (19,382.40 km) NNW | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 12,035.30 miles (19,368.90 km) NE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,030.41 miles (19,361.02 km) NNW | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 15 | 12,013.51 miles (19,333.82 km) NNW | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.16 miles (71.07 km) W | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 2 | 62.70 miles (100.91 km) NW | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 3 | 79.84 miles (128.49 km) SE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 4 | 80.93 miles (130.25 km) ENE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 5 | 86.78 miles (139.67 km) SE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 89.72 miles (144.38 km) ENE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 7 | 93.06 miles (149.77 km) ESE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 8 | 104.62 miles (168.36 km) SE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 125.32 miles (201.68 km) ESE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 10 | 131.49 miles (211.61 km) S | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 11 | 135.92 miles (218.73 km) SE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 12 | 146.65 miles (236.00 km) N | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 149.47 miles (240.55 km) S | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 14 | 160.22 miles (257.86 km) SE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 15 | 182.06 miles (292.99 km) NE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.84 miles (19,807.51 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,292.16 miles (19,782.26 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,287.98 miles (19,775.55 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,223.00 miles (19,670.96 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,208.23 miles (19,647.19 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,190.84 miles (19,619.20 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,156.09 miles (19,563.28 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,155.84 miles (19,562.88 km) SSE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,135.34 miles (19,529.89 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,083.26 miles (19,446.07 km) SE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,082.35 miles (19,444.61 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,073.42 miles (19,430.24 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,071.92 miles (19,427.82 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,071.32 miles (19,426.86 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,036.95 miles (19,371.54 km) SSE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |