Nonstop flight route between Everett, Washington, United States and Paro, Bhutan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paine Field (PAE), Everett, Washington, United States and Paro International Airport (PBH), Paro, Bhutan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,873 miles (or 11,062 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 Paine Field and Paro 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 Paine Field and Paro 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: | PAE / KPAE |
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Location: | Everett, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°54'21"N by 122°16'53"W |
Area Served: | Snohomish County, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Snohomish County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 606 feet (185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAE |
More Information: | PAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBH / VQPR |
Airport Name: | Paro International Airport |
Location: | Paro, Bhutan |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°24'32"N by 89°25'14"E |
Area Served: | Thimphu and Paro District |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7300 feet (2,225 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBH |
More Information: | PBH Maps & Info |
Facts about Paine Field (PAE):
- Paine Field is home to the Boeing Everett Factory, the world's largest building by volume, and the primary assembly location for Boeing's wide-body 747, 767, 777 and some 787 aircraft.
- Paine Field is also home to Aviation Technical Services, one of the nation's largest aviation maintenance facilities.
- In 2005 Snohomish County commissioned a panel to review the MRD, and in conclusion suggested the MRD "should not be ratified or revised, but should be retired as a policy document".
- The furthest airport from Paine Field (PAE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Paine Field's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Paine Field 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.
- On February 5, 2013, the cities of Edmonds and Mukilteo, along with two individuals, filed notice with the 9th U.S.
- Paine Field (PAE) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Paine Field", another name for PAE is "Snohomish County Airport".
- The closest airport to Paine Field (PAE) is Kenmore Air (KEH), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) S of PAE.
- On July 15, 2013 Allegiant Air refused the county's terms to operate a terminal at Paine, effectively ending plans for passenger air service from Paine Field.
Facts about Paro International Airport (PBH):
- The furthest airport from Paro International Airport (PBH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Paro International Airport (PBH) is Cooch Behar Airport (COH), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of PBH.
- With surrounding peaks as high as 18,000 ft it is considered one of the world's most challenging airports, and as of October 2009, only eight pilots in the world are certified to land at the airport.
- Druk Air is the national flag carrier airline of Bhutan and has its base at Paro Airport.
- The airport has a single, 6,445 feet asphalt runway.
- In 2002, the airport handled 37,200 passengers and 91,000 tonnes of cargo.
- Paro International Airport (PBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Paro International Airport's high elevation of 7,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PBH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PBH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The second international airport project, which was planned for construction at the Gelephu site, was downgraded to a domestic airport project in October 2008.