Nonstop flight route between Minsk, Belarus and Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minsk National Airport (MSQ), Minsk, Belarus and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,638 miles (or 9,074 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 Minsk National Airport and Johan Adolf Pengel International 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 Minsk National Airport and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSQ / UMMS |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Minsk, Belarus |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°52'57"N by 28°1'56"E |
Area Served: | Minsk |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSQ |
More Information: | MSQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBM / SMJP |
Airport Name: | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport |
Location: | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'10"N by 55°11'16"W |
Area Served: | Paramaribo |
Operator/Owner: | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (JAPIA) Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBM |
More Information: | PBM Maps & Info |
Facts about Minsk National Airport (MSQ):
- The closest airport to Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Minsk-1 Airport (MHP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of MSQ.
- The furthest airport from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,134 miles (17,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Minsk National Airport", another name for MSQ is "Нацыянальны аэрапорт МінскНациональный аэропорт Минск".
- Minsk National Airport, former name Minsk-2, is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km to the east of the capital Minsk, geographically lying in the territory of Smalyavichy Raion, but administratively being subordinated to Kastrychnitski District of Minsk.
- In 1977 in the environs of the Belarusian capital the building of the new airport "Minsk-2" was begun.
- Minsk National Airport (MSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 42 km east of Minsk, and is linked with the city with a toll-free highway.
- Because of Minsk National Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Minsk National 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.
Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):
- Because of Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Johan Adolf Pengel International 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.
- With the United States entry into the war in December 1941, the importance of Zandery Field increased drastically, becoming a major transport base on the South Atlantic route of Air Transport Command ferrying supplies and personnel to Freetown Airport, Sierra Leone and onwards to the European and African theaters of the war.
- The state will invest an extra US$70 million in expanding and modernizing the J.A.
- The furthest airport from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (meaning Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of PBM.
- At Zandery, the unit shuttled from Zandery to Atkinson Field, British Guiana and, by January 1942, had eight Curtiss P-40C Warhawks assigned.
- With the end of World War II Zandery Airfield was reduced in scope to a skeleton staff.
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.